Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/11/2/horrendous-attack-leave-dozens-killed-in-western-ethiopia Analysis: Regional authorities blame the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) for carrying out a brutal attack on members of Ethiopia’s second largest ethnic group, the Amhara ethnic group, with reports putting the death toll at ‘several dozen’. Armed men in western Ethiopia rounded up and executed dozens of men, women, and children, in the brutal attack. According… Read more »
Article Link: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/11/1/saudi-arabia-allows-foreign-pilgrims-to-enter-for-umrah Analysis: Saudi Arabia has reopened to some 10,000 foreign pilgrims to perform Umrah after a seven-month pause because of the coronavirus pandemic. To ensure their safety, pilgrims must isolate for three days after arrival before being transported to religious sites, according to Amr Al-Maddah, Deputy Minister of Hajj and Umrah. Pilgrims will be allowed a 10-day stay… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/11/2/sudan-egypt-and-ethiopia-resume-nile-mega-dam-talks Analysis: Sudan, Egypt, and Ethiopia have resumed their talks over Addis Ababa’s controversial 145 meter tall hydropower Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile River. Starting on Sunday week-long negotiations, held via videoconference, included water ministers from the three countries, as well as representatives from the African Union, the European Union, and the World Bank…. Read more »
Article Link:https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/7/kuwaits-emir-names-security-czar-sheikh-meshal-as-crown-prince Analysis: Recently the deputy head of the National Guard, Sheikh Meshaal al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, was named crown prince of Kuwait by Kuwait’s new ruler Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah on Wednesday. Two members of Kuwait’s ruling family posted messages on Twitter pledging allegiance to Sheikh Meshaal as crown prince. Furthermore, state news agency KUNA cited a statement from the… Read more »
Link to article:https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2020/10/5/bbbusiness-activity-in-saudi-arabia-egypt-uae-returns-to-growth Analysis: Seeing its first economic expansion in 14 months Egypt, along with the Arab worlds three largest economies, returns to a state of growth. Despite deterioration in August and continuing job losses, as companies adjust and overcome the economic challenges of COVID-19, the non-oil private sectors improved last month. A measure of non-oil private sector activity in… Read more »
Link to Article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/6/un-head-guterres-urges-libya-ceasefire-warns-its-future-at-stake Analysis: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres claims that Libya’s future “is at stake” and world powers and those with interests in its long-running civil war should stop sending arms to the country’s rival governments and keep working towards a lasting ceasefire. Guterres implored those at the virtual ministerial meeting on Monday, co-hosted by the UN and Germany,… Read more »
Link to article: Floods, food shortages threaten to push Nigeria into food crisis Analysis: Severe flooding swept across Northwest Nigeria, destroying 90 percent of the two million tonnes of crops Kebbi state officials expected to harvest this autumn. Furthermore, Nigeria lost nearly 20 percent of last years rice harvest, while waters continue to rise. Along with devastating floods, Nigeria is… Read more »
