Is Egypt’s Black Market Currency Making a Comeback?
The News Egyptian authorities continue their crackdown on informal currency traders, with the Interior Ministry announcing the seizure of foreign currency exchange cases worth over 20 million Egyptian pounds (approximately…
Sudan: Is Peace Finally Possible?
The News Political forces, international organizations, and regional actors have launched new initiatives to resolve Sudan’s crisis, now entering its fourth year. In Nairobi, forces including the Sumoud coalition led…
Egypt and Eritrea Draw New Containment Lines Around Ethiopia
The News On May 16, Egypt and Eritrea signed a maritime transport cooperation agreement during a visit by Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and Transport Minister Kamel el-Wazir to the Eritrean…
Hormuz Hits Sudan’s Farms
The News A Reuters report filed today from Omdurman reveals that farmers across multiple Sudanese regions have decided to cut back their planted acreage this summer due to the sharp…
Eastern Sudan: Between Eritrean Expansion and the Risk of a Third Front
The News Mounting evidence indicates that Eritrea is overseeing the training and arming of more than eight armed Sudanese factions on its territory and along the border strip. Forces of…
Saudi Arabia Pushes for a “Gulf Helsinki” to Contain Tensions with Iran
The News Riyadh is exploring a regional security framework modeled on the 1975 Helsinki Accords, built around three pillars: non-aggression, economic cooperation and stable energy flows, and verification and implementation…
South Sudan — Closing the Egyptian Base: Rebalancing Power in the Nile Basin
The News Regional media outlets — without official confirmation from Cairo or Juba to date — are circulating reports that South Sudan has requested the closure of an Egyptian military…
Houthis: The Arsenal Beyond Iran
What Does the Report Say? A study by Conflict Armament Research reveals that the Houthis continue to assemble sophisticated weapons using Iranian components, noting that “external support remains a key…
Macron and Africa — French Repositioning
At the “Africa Forward” summit in Nairobi, Macron announced €23 billion ($27 billion) in investments, distributed between €14 billion from French public and private companies and €9 billion from African…
Hijacking of Oil Tanker M/T Eureka — Puntland Pirates and the Houthi Specter in the Gulf of Aden
The Story Egypt’s Foreign Ministry announced Monday that it is closely monitoring the hijacking of oil tanker M/T Eureka, which had twelve crew members on board — eight Egyptian and…