🇪🇬🇸🇦 Sisi says Egypt would defend Saudi territory but not attack Yemen Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said on Wednesday that any Egyptian military support for Saudi Arabia would be limited to defending the kingdom’s land and borders and would not involve attacks on Yemen. Speaking at Egypt Forum 2026, Sisi made the statement days after asking parliament on Saturday to authorise military support for Riyadh in its war with the Houthis if requested. Egypt’s overwhelmingly pro-Sisi legislature has held two closed-door sessions on the request and postponed a decision until next week. Lat

🇰🇪🇿🇼 Kenya hands Comesa chairmanship to Zimbabwe as Ruto calls for single African market Kenya has handed over the chairmanship of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa to Zimbabwe at the close of the bloc’s summit, as President William Ruto renewed calls for a single African market. Ruto said deeper regional integration, trade facilitation and implementation of continental agreements were needed to boost intra-African commerce across the 21-member bloc. The handover took place during the Comesa summit in East Africa, with Zimbabwe assuming the rotating leadership role. Comesa is

🇲🇦🇩🇿🇹🇳 Morocco leads Maghreb green hydrogen race as regional projects face delays European industrial groups are committing billions of dollars to secure future supplies of low-carbon hydrogen from the Maghreb, where Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia have all announced plans to become major producers and exporters for the EU market. According to The Africa Report, Morocco is currently emerging as the regional frontrunner as projects elsewhere remain stalled, costs rise and confirmed buyers remain limited. The competition comes as the EU seeks new external sources of green hydrogen to support deca