Ghazouani peacefully elected as president of Mauritania in place of Abdel Aziz – no change. Economy doing well.
Articles tagged: ‘France’
Algeria – it’s up to the army
Posted onAlgeria’s army in untenable position. Can they open the door to change?
Arms sales to Saudi Arabia questioned
Posted onArms sales to Saudi Arabia by US, UK and France criticised, but governments undeterred. Missiles/nuclear.
Sudan – turn for the worse
Posted onSudan – 60 demonstrators killed, talks between the military and the protesters stalled.
Palestine: economic woes but political defiance
Posted onIsraeli restrictions prevent the economy of the Occupied Palestinian Territories from functioning normally and the Palestinian Authority depends on external sources to fund its budget. It decided to forego the most important of these sources four months ago and its financial crisis is now severe.
Libya: oil and water
Posted onLibya – descent into civil war. Oil revenue and drinking water supplies under threat.
Syria – kaleidoscope of war
Posted onSyria – IS eliminated as a territory. Regime still seeking full control, but (about) five other armies have their own agendas.
Yemen – glacial progress
Posted onYemen – Houthi withdrawal in Hudaida a small first step. The war goes on. Some unease among the arms suppliers.
Gaza – another flareup
Posted onPointless military exchanges between Gaza and Israel – “willing to wound and yet afraid to strike”.
Libya, Trump – towards a proxy war
Posted onHaftar’s offensive halted around Tripoli. A Trump bombshell.