Fuel shortages put squeeze on Sudan’s transitional government
Fuel shortages have left motorists in Sudan skipping work to queue for petrol and forced the transitional government to introduce a rationing system as it tries to manage acute economic pressures.
Egypt population reaches 100 million people: statistics agency
Egypt’s population reached 100 million people on Tuesday, the official statistics agency CAPMAS said, putting more pressure on the government which sees the population boom as a threat to its economic reform plans.
Islamic State claims Algeria border attack
Islamic State said on Tuesday that it was behind Sunday’s attack on an Algerian military barracks near the country’s border with Mali that killed one soldier.
Coronavirus outbreak seen so far having ‘marginal’ impact on EU economy: sources
The coronavirus outbreak is expected at this stage to have only a “marginal” impact on the European Union’s economy, two EU officials told Reuters on Tuesday.
Syria displacement is worst since conflict began: U.N.
More people have fled fighting in Syria over the past 10 weeks than at any other time in the 9-year-old conflict and the city of Idlib, where many are sheltering, could become a graveyard if hostilities continue, two U.N. agencies said on Tuesday.
Thousands bid farewell to Kenya’s veteran leader Moi
African leaders in Kenya for the state funeral of Daniel Arap Moi, the country’s longest ruling president who died last week at 95, hailed his role as a peacekeeper who tried to mediate conflicts including in Uganda and Ethiopia.
Indonesia says nothing to hide after no coronavirus cases detected
Indonesia is not hiding anything over the coronavirus, the health minister said on Tuesday, after some medical researchers expressed concern that cases may have gone undetected in the world’s fourth most populous country.
NATO willing to expand Iraqi training mission to meet Trump demand
NATO is considering an increase to its training mission in Iraq to relieve the burden on the U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State, senior officials and diplomats said on Tuesday.
Britain moves to end early release of convicted terrorists
Britain will end the automatic early release of convicted terrorists under new fast-tracked legislation to be introduced to parliament on Tuesday.
Government troops seize highway in northwest Syria as Turkey-Russia talks end inconclusively
Government forces seized control of a highway in northwest Syria for the first time since 2012 on Tuesday as they pressed their campaign to eradicate the last rebel strongholds in Idlib province and the Aleppo countryside, a war monitor said.
