Photo Reuters The armed forces of Algeria and Sudan, which pushed out the long-serving rulers of those countries after mass protests, are following a script that has failed millions of Arabs since the 2011 uprisings. Those “Arab Spring” upheavals raised hopes of political and economic reforms in countries such as Egypt, where the army watched

In televised address, Abdel Fattah Burhan promises talks with opposition, in invitation later apparently accepted Days after the ouster of Sudan’s longtime leader, the new head of the country’s transitional military council on Saturday pledged large-scale political and economic reforms. In a televised address, Lt. Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan announced the lifting of the state

There are more Sudan-like government topple coming soon to hit Africa’s sit-tight leaders. Just that this time, they’ll get more than they bargained for and even Omar Al-Bashir will tag himself as lucky. The power to alter and remove any government which fails to implement the guiding principles of democratic ideals ultimately lies with the

King Salman bin Abdulaziz (right) meets Khalifa Haftar (left) in Riyadh on March 27, 2019 [Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via Reuters] Wall Street Journal says Riyadh offered millions of dollars to Khalifa Haftar to help pay for his Tripoli campaign. Days before Libya’s renegade General Khalifa Haftar launched an offensive on the country’s capital,

Dr Assel Herera Correa (general physician) and Dr Landy Rodriguez (surgeon) • Outlawed militia group Al Shabaab from the neigbouring Somalia ambushed the two medics. • The armed militia group shot dead a security officer attached to the medics before they sped off to Somalia in two cars. Mandera residents on Friday woke up to

The U.S. State Department sanctioned and issued a travel ban for 16 Saudi citizens for their alleged involvement in Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder in Istanbul last fall. The sanctioned Saudis include those with close links to Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, who is widely held responsible for the killing, therefore they are

Photo Reuters President Omar al-Bashir, who ruled Sudan in autocratic style for 30 years, was on Thursday overthrown and arrested in a coup by the armed forces. In an address on state television, Defence Minister Awad Mohamed Ahmed Ibn Auf, announced a two-year period of military rule to be followed by presidential elections. He said

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has stepped down and consultations are under way to form a transitional council to run the country, government sources and a provincial minister said on Thursday. The minister of production and economic resources in North Darfur, Adel Mahjoub Hussein, told the Dubai-based al-Hadath TV that “there are consultations to form a

Officials count the remaining ballots from soldiers and absentees at the Knesset in Jerusalem, a day after the general elections, April 10, 2019. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90) Tallying ballots from soldiers, diplomats and prisoners likely to be completed Thursday morning, with Naftali Bennett’s party 4,300 votes short of entering Knesset The Central Elections Committee was overnight

With all the publicity about fake gold business in Kenya, one would be tempted to believe that the number of people being conned is falling. However, two cases presented in court on Monday show that the trade could still be vibrant and that the amount of cash being lost is actually going up. In the