Africa
Egypt: a Glorious Date in the History of the Suez Canal
July 26, 1956 is an important date in Egyptian history - it was the day President Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal. In his annual address to the nation from Manshia Square in Alexandria, he said that the famous canal would now become Egypt’s exclusive property and its people. Until then, the country had no control over it because a foreign firm ran...
Events in Tunisia Capture the World's Attention
The recent actions of Tunisian President Kais Saied have grabbed the world's attention and can only be compared with the Arab Spring, the cradle of which the North African country was ten years ago. The nonpartisan president Kais Saied, elected in 2019, showed a personal responsibility in the need to curb corruption and the political demagoguery of parliament...
Relations Between Three African States Reached a Breaking Point due to Water Disputes
Ethiopia announced that it had completed the second phase of filling its controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD nearly two weeks after it began the process. This second filling was accomplished despite the lack of a legally binding agreement with Egypt and Sudan’s underlying countries...
