CAMEA Bulletin – News from Afghanistan, Middle East & Africa (August 29, 2024)

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Afghanistan
1. Afghanistan withdrawal also haunts Trump, according to a general who worked for him

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/08/26/politics/afghanistan-trump-biden-harris-what-matters/index.html

2. What do the Taliban’s new rules mean for Afghans?

https://www.aljazeera.com/program/inside-story/2024/8/24/what-do-the-talibans-new-rules-mean-for-afghans

3. Ministry of Refugees Pushes for High-Level Meeting with UN and Pakistan

https://tolonews.com/index.php/afghanistan-190437

4. Congress Demands Sullivan Testify on Afghanistan Withdrawal

https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/08/27/afghanistan-withdrawal-investigation-jake-sullivan-mccaul-house-republicans/%5d

5. ‘Frightening’ Taliban law bans women from speaking in public

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/aug/26/taliban-bar-on-afghan-women-speaking-in-public-un-afghanistan

6. The chaotic U.S. exit from Afghanistan in 2021 had stems from four administrations

https://www.npr.org/2024/08/27/nx-s1-5090061/the-chaotic-u-s-exit-from-afghanistan-in-2021-had-stems-from-four-administrations

7. Decision to accept Afghan envoy based on desire to help people of Afghanistan, says UAE FO
https://www.dawn.com/news/1854436
8. UN official warns Taliban’s vice and virtue laws signal ‘alarming future’ for Afghanistan
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2491127/un-official-warns-talibans-vice-and-virtue-laws-signal-alarming-uture-for-afghanistan
Middle East
9. Only 11% of Gaza Strip spared from evacuation orders: UN official

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/only-11-of-gaza-strip-spared-from-evacuation-orders-un-official/3314491

10. Algeria seeks to join BRICS: MP

https://en.mehrnews.com/news/220307/Algeria-seeks-to-join-BRICS-MP

11. Iran former top diplomat Zarif returns to VP post

https://www.newarab.com/news/iran-former-top-diplomat-zarif-returns-vp-post

12. Tanker SOUNION Appears to Be Leaking Oil in Red Sea, Pentagon Says

https://gcaptain.com/tanker-sounion-appears-to-be-leaking-oil-in-red-sea-pentagon-says/

13. Hamas delegation leaves Cairo after reviewing results of Gaza cease-fire talks

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/hamas-delegation-leaves-cairo-after-reviewing-results-of-gaza-cease-fire-talks/3313022

14. Iraq issues arrest warrants for ‘heist of the century’

https://www.newarab.com/news/iraq-issues-arrest-warrants-heist-century-0

Africa
15. At least 60 dead, hundreds missing after dam collapses in Sudan

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2491472/at-least-60-dead-hundreds-missing-after-dam-collapses-in-sudan

16. South Africa is investigating alleged $7B corruption at state-owned companies
https://keyt.com/news/national-world/2024/08/27/south-africa-is-investigating-alleged-7b-corruption-at-state-owned-companies/
17. Egypt Deploys Military to Somalia in Strategic move amid horn of Africa tensions
https://www.garoweonline.com/en/news/somalia/egypt-deploys-military-to-somalia-in-strategic-move-amid-horn-of-africa-tensions
18. Public Rallies in North Shewa Zone Call for Peace Amid Conflict in Oromia Region

https://allafrica.com/stories/202408280038.html

19. Kenya and US nuclear regulators in talks as key energy summit starts

https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/realtime/2024-08-27-kenya-and-us-nuclear-regulators-in-talks-as-key-energy-summit-starts/

20. Bullish bond market signals better times ahead for Uganda’s economy

https://observer.ug/index.php/news/headlines/82272-bullish-bond-market-signals-better-times-ahead-for-uganda-s-economy