The controversy over the proposed “grand swap” of the Suez Canal for Egypt’s $165 billion debt was about more than a simple economic idea aimed at easing the country’s debt burden.

The Palestinian banking system’s heavy dependence on "Israel" has exposed it to growing financial risks, with two Israeli banks processing billions of shekels in transactions each year and controlling a key channel to the Israeli financial system.

“Nafas” has emerged as a civic and political movement bringing together political and rights figures across party and ideological lines, while pursuing a different tactical approach from the opposition movements that emerged after Saied’s July 25, 2021, coup.

Tunisia’s social and political landscape is being gripped by mounting anger over a string of measures by coup leader Kais Saied’s regime, including policies affecting the medical and pharmaceutical sectors and public health.

The split between Senegal’s former allies, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and National Assembly President Ousmane Sonko, is deepening, with tensions over elections further dimming hopes of reconciliation.