July 30

• Egypt: France Calls for Morsi's Release

  France on Tuesday called for the release of Egypt's ousted president Mohamed Morsi. Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius described the situation on the country as "very critical". Read more »

July 05

• Egypt: African Press Review 5 July 2013 [press release]

  Friday's newspapers are dominated by reactions to the ousting of the Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi. Read more »

July 04

• Tunisia: Hollande Visits Tunisia Amid Turmoil in Egypt

  French President Francois Hollande arrived on Thursday in Tunisia, where the Arab Spring began, on a visit which is likely to be dominated by the turmoil in Egypt and its wider... Read more »

July 02

• Africa: African Press Review 2 July 2013

  Could South Africa become the continent's Greece? Read more »

June 27

• Africa: African Press Review 27 June 2013

  In African newspapers today: analysis of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi's first year in office; concerns over mine worker demands in South Africa; and a major mining company... Read more »

June 15

• Africa: French Groups Warn Against Genital Mutilation

  With summer vacation just around the corner and many French children visiting family in their countries of origin, a joint statement has been issued by a collection of female... Read more »

June 05

• Burundi: African Press Review 5 June 2013

  Burundi clams down on the media. Uganda's closed papers reopen. Is CAR recruiting LRA fighters to its army? Has Kagame purged his cabinet? And Egypt's Muslim Brothers slam Turkey's... Read more »

May 28

• Egypt: Gazans Dig to End Hamas, Egyptian Control of Tunnels

  Since Israel imposed a blockade on Gaza in 2006 after Hamas came to power, the Strip has found new ways to import many vital goods. Supplies of many items are restricted, such as... Read more »

May 26

• Egypt: Thales Wins 109-Million-Euro Egyptian Rail Contract

  French electronics manufacturer Thales has won a 109-million-euro contract to update Egypt's most used railway line, between Cairo and the port city Alexandria. Read more »

March 08

• Kenya: African Press Review 8 March 2013 [press release]

  Most African newspapers dedicate their front pages today to the general elections in Kenya as the country awaits the final results of the votes. Read more »

March 07

• Kenya: African Press Review 7 March 2013 [press release]

  Kenyans anxiously await election results. A Maasai woman candidate survives a curse. Is there a split in M23's ranks? And when will Egypt's next election take place? Read more »

February 21

• Egypt: Paris-Based Photographer Nabil Boutros Monitors Egypt's Changing Face

  An Egyptian-born photographer, now based in Paris, has returned to the country of his birth, hopeing that his lens will find the answers to two questions - "What is Egypt?" and... Read more »

January 30

• Africa: African Press Review 30 January 2013

  Israel declines to defend its human rights records at the UN. Egyptian Islamists want death for the Black Bloc. Zimbabwe is down to its last 160 euros. Peace is declared in the... Read more »

January 28

• Egypt: African Press Review 28 January 2013

  Violence in Egypt and the cost of doing up President Jacob Zuma's private residence, are two of the big stories covered in today's African papers... Read more »

January 01

• Africa: African Press Review

  South Africa's plans for 2013 when it will host two major international gatherings, Kenya's upcoming elections and Egypt's economic woes are all subjects in today's papers around... Read more »

December 24, 2012

• Egypt: African Press Review 24 December 2012

  Newspapers in Africa are reporting on the referendum on Egypt's proposed constitution; young girls in Nigeria forced to undergo virginity tests; and the latest on Nelson Mandela's... Read more »

December 11, 2012

• Egypt: African Press Review 11 December 2012

  The latest developments in Egypt and the wait for results after Ghana's election are both stories on the African continent today. Read more »

December 05, 2012

• Egypt: African Press Review 5 December 2012

  Egyptians on the streets and fears of a looming war between Zimbabwe and Mozambique are among the stories in today's African papers. Read more »

December 03, 2012

• Egypt: African Press Review 3 December 2012

  Egupt's proposed referendum on Morsi's constitution plan is under fire from Salafists and judges. A new African stocks index hopes to seduce foreign investors. SA farmworkers are... Read more »

November 28, 2012

• Egypt: African Press Review 28 November 2012

  Egypt erupts in protest again. Tempers fray in Kenya but is alliance-building worth the effort? Read more »

November 24, 2012

• Africa: In Brief - Egypt Could Become an Islamist State, Says U.S. Senator

  Yesterday's suicide bomb attack on a military church in Kaduna is, tragically if not surprisingly, the main story on Nigeria's front pages. Read more »

November 23, 2012

• Africa: Who's Got Nigeria's Missing Millions?

  Is a new era of tyranny opening in Egypt? Is there anyone but Zuma? And who's got Nigeria's missing millions? Read more »

September 25, 2012

• Egypt: African Press Review 25 September 2012

  An Egyptian blogger faces court for upsetting the religious. South Africa heads for corruption stardom. Liberia is on the lookout for its next female president. Why has Museveni... Read more »

August 22, 2012

• Africa: African Press Review 22 August 2012

  Is Mohammed Morsi an enemy of freedom of expression? Who will succeed Meles Zenawi? How will Yahya Jammeh "protect" Gambia from crime and "subversive activities"? And how Miss... Read more »

August 20, 2012

• Egypt: Aircraft, Tanks Sent to Sinai for First Time in 39 Years

  For the first time since the October war of 1973, Egypt is preparing to send aircraft and tanks to Sinai as part of its offensive against militants in the border area. Read more »