CAMEA Bulletin – News from Afghanistan, Middle East & Africa (February 27, 2025)

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Afghanistan

1. Afghanistan joining ICC’s Rome Statute legally void: Taliban administration

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/afghanistan-joining-iccs-rome-statute-legally-void-taliban-administration/3487503

2. Taliban confirm Pakistan’s new plan for swift mass eviction of Afghan refugees

https://www.voanews.com/a/taliban-confirm-pakistan-s-new-plan-for-swift-mass-eviction-of-afghan-refugees-/7980321.html

3. Security forces on alert as key border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan remains shut

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/security-forces-on-alert-as-key-border-crossing-between-pakistan-and-afghanistan-remains-shut/3490245

4. Preventing health system collapse in Afghanistan

https://www.unicef.org/stories/preventing-health-system-collapse-afghanistan

5. Flash floods kill 21 members of two families in Afghanistan, says official

https://dunyanews.tv/en/World/870273-flash-floods-kill-21-members-of-two-families-in-afghanistan-says-offi

6. Durrani: Taliban in ‘denial mode’ over Afghanistan’s challenges

https://amu.tv/159524/

7. Pakistan seeks UN support in ‘countering terrorism within and from’ Afghanistan

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/pakistan-seeks-un-support-in-countering-terrorism-within-and-from-afghanistan/3486685

8. In negotiations with Russia, Trump is repeating his ‘complete disaster’ peace deal with Taliban

https://kyivindependent.com/in-negotiations-with-russia-trump-is-repeating-his-complete-disaster-peace-deal-with-taliban/

Middle East

9. Al Shara says militant factions cannot bear arms in new Syria

https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025/02/25/al-shara-cautions-minorities-against-a-fragmented-syria-as-national-dialogue-begins/

10. Gaza death toll could quadruple after ceasefire, UK doctors say

https://www.newarab.com/news/gaza-death-toll-could-quadruple-after-ceasefire-uk-doctors-say

11. Hezbollah chief who was killed days after taking up post laid to rest in south Lebanon

https://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/311210-hezbollah-chief-who-was-killed-days-after-taking-up-post-laid-to-rest-in-south-lebanon

12. Saudi Arabia will commit $500 million to eradicate Polio in Afghanistan and Pakistan

https://www.khaama.com/saudi-arabia-will-commit-500-million-to-eradicate-polio-in-afghanistan-and-pakistan/

13. EU Warns of Active and Evolving Threat as Pirates Abandon Seized Dhow

https://maritime-executive.com/article/eu-warns-of-active-and-involving-threat-as-pirates-abandon-seized-dhow

14. Iran showcases Russian-made Spartak in military drills

https://defence-blog.com/iran-showcases-russian-made-spartak-in-military-drills/

Africa
15. G20 Meeting a Success Despite US Absence, Priorities Backed

https://g20.org/news/g20-meeting-a-success-despite-us-absence-priorities-backed/

 

16. Call for Expressions of Interest: Geoscience funding for Africa

https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/call-expressions-interest-geoscience-funding-africa

17. Burkina Faso’s Ibrahim Traoré is making waves in west Africa. Who is he?

https://theconversation.com/burkina-fasos-ibrahim-traore-is-making-waves-in-west-africa-who-is-he-249875

18. Africa’s young “generation hustle” hits the big time

https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2025/02/20/africas-young-generation-hustle-hits-the-big-time

19. US aid freeze: A catastrophe looming for the Horn of Africa

https://ecfr.eu/article/us-aid-freeze-a-catastrophe-looming-for-the-horn-of-africa/

20. Mali to investigate claims soldiers ‘executed’ women and children

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c04zlv32rdqo