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Updates on conflicts and news from throughout sub-Saharan Africa.

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August 24

  • Egypt: A Tunnel-Free Future for Gaza? [analysis]

    This month's border attack in the Sinai Peninsula, which killed 16 Egyptian soldiers, has bolstered calls to shut down a network of underground tunnels between Egypt and the... Read more »



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July 18

  • Egypt: No ID, No Government Services [analysis]

    Most Bedouins from Egypt's Sinai Peninsula never think to register their marriages. A palm leaf from the father of the bride to the groom is enough to mark the union; families and... Read more »



July 11

  • Egypt: Misery for Stranded Refugees

    Salloum camp in western Egypt about 5km from the Libyan border is home to about 2,000 refugees, failed asylum seekers and third country nationals who fled Libya in 2011 and cannot... Read more »

  • Egypt: Worries Over New Policy On Medicines

    A decision by the Egyptian Health Ministry to peg local medicine prices to international ones is causing concern. "This is a catastrophic decision," Karima Al Hefnawy, a member of... Read more »



June 25

  • Egypt: The Revolution Undone? [analysis]

    Mohamad Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) has been declared the official winner of the first free Egyptian presidential elections. Read more »



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March 9

  • Egypt: Fears of Hunger Grow

    Nasser Ali Hossan Morsy, who worked as a porter in central-northern Egypt, knew he needed another source of income when he suffered lower back problems last year so he decided to... Read more »



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February 10

  • Egypt: The Revolution One Year On [analysis]

    Activists and trade unions have announced 11 February as a day of general strike and civil disobedience in Egypt - in protest against continued military rule. Read more »



January 26

  • Egypt: Anti-Bird Flu Campaign Planned

    A nationwide campaign to stop the spread of H5N1 avian influenza in Egypt is to be launched by the government in a few weeks, say officials, but details are still sketchy. Read more »

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