The standoff with Ethiopia over the issue of the Nile Renaissance Dam has continued to escalate behind the scenes.
Egypt ramps up international campaign as Nile tensions heat up
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Monthly Archives: February 2014
Bosnia celebrates independence as ethnic tensions recede — for now
March 1 has long been a source of tensions in Bosnia-Herzegovina, where ethnic tensions have persisted since the U.S.-brokered Dayton accord split the country into two ruling entities in 1995.
“We don’t belong to ourselves”: The high-stakes politics of art in Belarus
In a country often referred to as “Europe’s last dictatorship,” even the act of producing art is a fundamentally political one.
Nigeria’s unification centenary rings hollows
But even if the Elysée is willing to extend a helping hand to Abuja, it is not without some conditions.
The newest volley in China’s PR war against Japan
A day after China submitted a plan to introduce two new national holidays commemorating the Nanjing Massacre of 1937 and Japan’s surrender at the end of World War Two, another gauntlet has been thrown in the mounting tensions between the two East Asian rivals.
Ugandan newspaper’s “top 200 homos” list sets troubling precedent
Only a day after Uganda’s president signed into law draconian anti-gay legislation, one leading daily tabloid has published a list of what it called the country’s “top 200 homos.”
Xi visits smoggy Beijing to maintain populist cred
Yet Xi’s visit — presumably meant to channel China’s Qianlong Emperor, who is said to have mingled with commoners while in disguise — is surrounded by a hint of artifice that could derail the leader’s latest populist outreach.
Egypt’s governmental bait-and-switch
The abrupt resignation of Egypt’s caretaker government on Monday took many observers by surprise.
France’s Africa problem keeps getting worse
The spat threatens to draw Paris into a sensitive issue on the African continent, which it has more or less skirted around successfully – until now.
Egypt’s tourism woes mount
Egypt’s tourism industry has a gloomy forecast ahead of it a week after a terror attack targeted tourists on the Sinai peninsula.
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