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Algeria: The oligarchs win, Prime Minister Tebboune fired and replaced by long-time Bouteflika supporter Ouyahia
Industry: Despite establishment of Renault, Hyundai and Volkswagen plants in Algeria, government looking to revisit assembly sector
Algeria: Feud between Prime Minister and oligarchs exposes Algeria’s central problem: who is in charge?
The North Africa Journal- August 10, 2017: The Algerian political system has been witnessing a new feud in the open between the new Prime Minister and the oligarchs, representing the country’s wealthy business owners. The rise of the oligarchs has coincided with...
North Africans boost security measures to prevent cheating in baccalaureate exam
Explosive social unrest across the Maghreb region
Algerian elections: A vote of no confidence for an emperor without clothes
The North Africa Journal- May 11, 2017: In a short story published in 1837, Danish author Hans Christian Andersen wrote about two cloth makers who offered the emperor a new kind of royal robe they say was invisible to those who were unfit for their positions, stupid,...
The Algerian legislative elections: the results
The North Africa Journal - May 7, 2017: The Algerian ministry of interior says voter participation was 38.25% on 4 May, down 6% compared to the 2012 legislative elections. Out of 23,251,503 registered voters, only 8,528,355 of them voted. A number of civil society...
Algeria to require food industry to certify its products Halal
Uncertainty over Italy’s renewal of key gas deal with Algeria
Despite economic hardship, defense spending in North Africa & Sahel on the rise
Algeria reinforces troops in southeast border, as crisis deepens in south Libya
Algeria braces for voter apathy in May 4 legislative elections, low turnout expected
Algeria: Government to propose bill on doctrinal deviation (By MEA Risk)
Algeria: Ailing President appears on TV, but uncertainty persists
Algeria: Major controversy over replacement of Sonatrach CEO
New activity on the Western Sahara conflict, but no one knows where this is headed
Algeria: Massive weapons cache found near Niger border
Algeria: Police foil suicide attack in Constantine
The North Africa Journal: February 27, 2917: A suicide attack targeting a police station in Bab el-Kantara, in the Algerian province of Constantine, was foiled on February 26, 2017. A suicide bomber was seeking to enter the police station, but was prevented to do so...
Labor Unions: Localized and segmented unions in North Africa seek better coordination
Algeria: Tensions deepen among the opposition over legislative elections
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