Egypt
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23 Jun 2023 / by Priyal Singh and Denys Reva
African peace mission: one step forward, one step back?

Although the initiative is a milestone in Africa’s response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a better organised, broader collective effort is needed.

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28 Apr 2023 / by Peter Fabricius
GERD is a fait accompli, so it’s time to get real

The now irreversible dam project needs to be managed as both an Ethiopian and a shared resource.
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05 Jan 2023 / by Abdelkader Abderrahmane
Instability fuels North Africa’s illegal tobacco trade

Political and economic insecurity in the Balkans and Libya benefit transnational trafficking syndicates.
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09 Feb 2022 / by Stellah Kwasi, Jakkie Cilliers and Kouassi Yeboua
Race to sustainability? Egypt’s challenges and opportunities to 2050

Rapid population growth and increasing water scarcity will test all aspects of Egypt’s economic development.

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02 Aug 2021 / by Abdelkader Abderrahmane
The Arab Spring struggle is far from over

As Tunisia’s political crisis shows, removing dictators is one step on the long road to economic and political stability.
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30 Jul 2021 / by Peter Fabricius
Neither the Security Council nor the AU is grasping the GERD nettle

Was it irresponsible for the UN to not intervene, considering the AU’s inability to resolve the dispute?
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30 Apr 2021 / by Peter Fabricius
Tensions rise with the GERD water

Is it time to bring the UN Security Council into the bitter dispute over Ethiopia’s dam?
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05 Mar 2021 / by Peter Fabricius
Could new mediators resolve the GERD dispute?

Egypt and Sudan want an international quartet to replace SA as mediator of the Nile dam negotiations.
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25 Jun 2020 / by Peter Fabricius
Ethiopia’s Nile dam dispute must be solved soon

After nine years of negotiations, time is running out to find a compromise on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.
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27 Mar 2020 / by PSC Report
Peace and Security Council Report No 122

This month’s issue looks at the crisis in Guinea-Bissau and the PSC postponing activities due to COVID-19.
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19 Feb 2020 / by Meressa K Dessu, Dawit Yohanness and Roba Sharamo
Why has the AU been silent on the Ethiopian dam dispute?

With the AU largely absent from the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam negotiations, non-African actors have stepped in.
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17 Dec 2019 / by PSC Report
Peace and Security Council Report No 120

This issue asks whether Africa can weather the storm in 2020 and if the PSC is at a crossroads.

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