{France has delivered a second Mistral helicopter carrier to Egypt as part of a $1bn deal signed last year.} The Egyptian delegation took control of the vessel at a ceremony at the Atlantic coast port of Saint-Nazaire. The two ships were originally built for sale to Russia, but the situation in Crimea led to the […]

{KINSHASA (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo is unlikely to hold a presidential election as scheduled in November, the U.N. head of mission there said on Thursday, something that U.N. experts have warned could trigger violent political unrest.} President Joseph Kabila, in power since 2001, is bound by term limits to step down after having […]

{Saudi Arabia and Egypt have announced a bridge is to be built across the Red Sea linking the two countries – as well as the continents of Africa and Asia.} King Salman of Saudi hailed it as a “historic move” that would boost trade between the two allies after meeting Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi […]