Thaer Mansour

Conflicting geopolitical interests have recently seen tensions soar in the Horn of Africa, with Somalia and Ethiopia's ties at their lowest point in many years.

Despite a technical state of peace with Israel since the late 1970s, Egyptians have mostly been at loggerheads with their successive regimes over normalisation.

The fate of the detained protesters remains uncertain with no official statements released yet about their whereabouts or possible charges facing them.

Rights groups argue that if passed, the new draft of the Criminal Procedures Code would further entrench injustice in Egypt's already flawed legal system.

In the US, candidates for federal office are prohibited from accepting foreign donations, which would make the withdrawal unlawful.

This is the second time the IMF fourth review has been postponed, initially set for September and rescheduled for this month.

Why Alaa Abdel-Fattah's family's petition to count the duration of his pre-trial detention as part of his full sentence was rejected remains unclear.

Over the past decade, Abdel-Fattah's imprisonment has been met with international outcry with attempts to secure his early release all reaching deadlock.

Egypt's involvement in the Somali crisis through military and security support has raised concerns over its attempt to assume influence in the Horn of Africa.

Egypt's involvement in the ongoing Somalia-Ethiopia rift has recently raised concerns over its possible influence in Horn of Africa.