CAMEA Bulletin – News from Afghanistan, Middle East & Africa (January 23 , 2025)

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Afghanistan

1. Wakhan an Afghan territory: FO

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2522686/wakhan-an-afghan-territory-fo#google_vignette

2. Pakistan deports Afghans with UNHCR papers

https://www.voanews.com/a/pakistan-deports-afghans-with-unhcr-papers/7939282.html

3. Dar reviews Afghan relocation process with many still in limbo

https://www.dawn.com/news/1886205

4. Integrated system at Torkham to enhance trade with Afghanistan

https://www.dawn.com/news/1885471

5. Iran’s New Quds Force Leader Has A Long, Shadowy History With Afghanistan

https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-s-new-quds-force-leader-has-a-long-history-with-afghanistan/30379354.html

6. Kabul concedes TTP is a problem

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2523244/kabul-concedes-ttp-is-a-problem

7. Taliban minister urges leadership to lift Afghan female education ban

https://www.voanews.com/a/taliban-minister-urges-leadership-to-lift-afghan-female-education-ban-/7942251.html

8. By hosting Taliban FM, UAE seeks to expand influence in Afghanistan

https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2025/01/hosting-taliban-fm-uae-seeks-expand-influence-afghanistan

Middle East

9. Finance minister says $1bn loan agreed with two Middle Eastern banks

https://www.dawn.com/news/1886789

10. UAE extends $2bn deposits with SBP for another year

https://mettisglobal.news/uae-extends-2bn-deposits-with-sbp-for-another-year/

11. Trump’s role in Gaza ceasefire fuels Arab American anger with Biden

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/17/trumps-role-in-gaza-ceasefire-fuels-arab-american-anger-with-biden

12. What do we know about the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal in Gaza?

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/15/what-do-we-know-about-the-israel-gaza-ceasefire-deal

13. UAE ranks highest, Oman lowest cost of living in the Gulf in 2025

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250118-uae-ranks-highest-oman-lowest-cost-of-living-in-the-gulf-in-2025/

14. 7,208 Pakistani prisoners freed from Saudi Arabia between 2019 and 2024: FO

https://www.dawn.com/news/1886763

15. Special Envoy Zhai Jun of the Chinese Government on the Middle East Issue Visits Israel

https://www.mfa.gov.cn/eng/xw/wjbxw/202501/t20250117_11538000.html

16. US conducts 5 attacks on Yemen

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250118-us-conducts-5-attacks-on-yemen/

Africa

17. Why the social and solidarity economy is key to South Africa’s G20 Presidency and Africa’s sustainable growth

https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/01/social-solidarity-economy-south-africa-g20-sustainable-growth/

18. A security-development mission: How Europe can support the Ethiopia-Somalia trade corridor

https://ecfr.eu/article/a-security-development-mission-how-europe-can-support-the-ethiopia-somalia-trade-corridor/

19. The would-be African nation in love with Donald Trump

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp3j1qn0499o

20. Sudan war becomes more deadly as ethnically motivated attacks rise

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/01/1159111

21. Huawei and IUCN Launch Tech4Nature Project with Kenya Wildlife Service to Protect Coral Reefs

https://www.huawei.com/en/news/2025/1/tech4all-iucn-environment