Algeria
Algeria expels over 1,800 migrants to Niger border, rights group says
Algeria expelled 1,845 migrants to Niger’s border in a mass operation on April 19, rights group Alarmphone Sahara
The U.S. Embassy in Cairo has announced a five-year Ending Violence Against Women and Girls initiative, implemented in close collaboration with partners in the Government of Egypt. An initial investment of $9.7 million through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), aims to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls through a partnership with CARE, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and UN Women.
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China
Chinese military drills in Egypt reflect Cairo’s strategy to lessen U.S. dependence, expert says
Egypt’s recent joint military exercises with China—the first of their kind—raised eyebrows across the global defense community.
Egypt
Egyptian lawyer files suit demanding Sisi launch referendum on 1979 peace agreement with Israel
Mahmoud Hassanein, a human rights lawyer and activist, has filed a lawsuit demanding that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi hold
Egypt
China, Egypt hold first joint military drill near Israeli border
China and Egypt began their first large-scale joint military exercise, "Eagles of Civilization 2025," near Israel’s border
Egypt
Egyptian-UK activist on hunger strike, now ill in prison
AFP reports that British Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah has become sick after spending more than 50 days on hunger