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Raja Casablanca fans enjoy the atmosphere before the Fifa Club World Cup Final match between FC Bayern Munchen v Raja Casablanca at Marrakech Stadium on December 21, 2013 in Marrakech, Morocco.  (Steve Bardens/Getty Images)

The brutal beauty of Morocco’s Soccer Ultras

Raja Casablanca’s fan clubs are well organised, politically active and occasionally violent

Egypt’s protests uncover deep cracks in al-Sisi’s strongman façade

The popular uprising is an indication that al-Sisi’s regime is not as stable as he would have the world believe

Provocative: Mohamed Aly’s posts have caused protests in Egypt

The videos behind Egypt’s unrest

An Egyptian businessman in exile in Spain has been sparking protests back home with his posts

Could Egypt’s rare anti-Sisi protests swell?

Heavy security has been put in place, but could this trigger a wider movement against former general-turned-President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi?

21 June 2019: The opening ceremony of the Africa Cup of Nations at Cairo International Stadium before the Group A match between hosts Egypt and Zimbabwe kicked off the tournament. (Photograph by Sebastian Frej/MB Media/Getty Images)

Afcon, a tool to clean Egypt and the CAF’s images

Egypt are on course for a record eighth title. But the Egyptian government won’t be measuring success by a trophy

Morsi’s supporters are under no illusions about what or who killed him. (AFP)

The slow-motion assassination of Mohamed Morsi

Morsi was often kept in solitary confinement, while struggling with both diabetes and high blood pressure

State TV said the 67-year-old’s death was due to a cardiac arrest. (Bazuki Muhammad/Reuters)

Egypt’s former president Morsi buried in Cairo

Rights groups called for a probe into the detention conditions and death of the Islamist, who was ousted in 2013 after a year of divisive rule

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. (Andrew Caballero Reynolds/Pool/Reuters)

Egyptians overwhelmingly approve changes extending Sisi’s rule

Egyptian voters have overwhelmingly backed constitutional changes that could see President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s rule extended to 2030

Sudan’s military ousted veteran president Omar al-Bashir in April after months of protests against his authoritarian rule. (Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/Reuters)

The Sudanese military: A pawn of the Saudis?

Observers suggest the Saudis are increasing their influence over Khartoum. But why?

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. (Andrew Caballero Reynolds/Pool/Reuters)

Sisi, Egypt’s undisputed leader

Sisi, as a champion of stability, commands the support of Western powers

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. (Andrew Caballero Reynolds/Pool/Reuters)

Egypt parliament votes to extend Sisi rule

Egypt’s parliament approves constitutional amendments allowing President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to stay in power until 2030

While 2018 was clearly the year of Kagame in Africa, he may find it difficult to consolidate these gains in 2019.

Kagame’s AU reforms will struggle to survive without him

Will Paul Kagame be able to sustain the momentum and ensure the implementation of his continental plans?

As chair of the AU, Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame tried to up the ante, but some of his efforts were thwarted. This was nowhere more evident than in his failed AU intervention after the DRC’s flawed elections. (Marco Longari/AFP)

AU weathers Kagame whirlwind

Rwanda’s president put everything into reforming the organisation, with mixed results

Many stateless people in Africa are forced to live in poverty. (Ricardo Rojas/Reuters)

Africa’s forgotten stateless population

Africa has one of the largest stateless populations in the world, however governments have only recently started to recognise it as a serious problem

South Africa’s election to this position will put President Ramaphosa — in the likely event that he would still be in place after the May 8 elections — in an important role on the international stage. (Daniel Leal Olivas/WPA Pool/Getty Images)

South Africa to take over rotational chair of AU in 2020

African heads of state formally elected South Africa during a closed session on Sunday morning

As Kagame steps down, Egypt takes helm at African Union

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will officially take over the post of head of the AU which rotates between the five regions of the continent

Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was elected for the first time in 2014, after ousting his predecessor, the Islamist Mohamed Morsi.

Egypt MPs table law amendment to extend Sisi rule

Terms would become six years instead of four years

An artist performs at the opening of the Jaipur Literature Festival in Jaipur, Rajasthan, to which thousands of book-lovers flock. (STR/NurPhoto/Getty Images)

Festival to bookend all festivals

Once a year Jaipur becomes a literary wonderland, packed with people mad about the written word

In August, the National Congress Party chose Omar al-Bashir as its candidate for 2020 presidential election. (Reuters)

Bashir accuses media of exaggerating Sudan protests

​Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Sunday accused the media of exaggerating the size of the problem he is facing at home

A woman takes a selfie with the Mohamed Salah statue displayed at the Egyptian resort Sharm El Sheikh. (AFP)

Bobble head or dwarf? Salah statue mocked

The statue was unveiled with pomp and ceremony at the World Youth Forum in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh