Egypt claims it killed more insurgents in North Sinai
Oct 29, 2019 – Egyptian security forces killed 13 suspected militants in a raid in the restive North Sinai, the interior ministry said Tuesday. Police raided a hideout in a deserted farm house in El-Arish, provincial capital of North Sinai, triggering a...
Algeria: Turmoil within Algeria’s security services
The clan warfare pitting several senior and military leaders and their respective networks has affected deeply the workings of intelligence agencies in Algeria. The outcome of this warfare remains unclear, but in the current situation, it is about the military command...
When anti-regime movement intersects with labor unions: Algeria braces for major strikes
Now that back-to-school season is behind them, Algerians are shifting their focus on ratcheting up pressure on their government. Eight months after the anti-regime Hirak movement began, labor unions have decided to take part to the rebellion, promising an extremely...
Tunisia: New President Kais Saied takes oath of office
Tunis, Oct 23, 2019 – Tunisia’s new President Kais Saied took the oath of office on Wednesday after his surprise election victory over champions of the political establishment. Saied, a conservative academic with no previous political experience who won...
French satellite operator Eutelsat suspends Al Magharibia TV per order of Algerian authorities, say opponents
French satellite operator Eutelsat suspended UK-based TV channel Al Magharibia after the Algerian authorities complained about it. Efforts by Al Magharibia management to open another channel called Hirak T V were met with a similar abrupt closing. Hirak TV operated...
Tunisia: Some policy challenges facing President Kais Saied
Tunis, Oct 16, 2019 – Tunisia’s president-elect Kais Saied has won a clear mandate to fight corruption and promote social justice, even though his role focuses on security and diplomacy. Here is an overview of key policy challenges facing the conservative...
Algérie: le régime perd le contrôle de l’économie, le secteur de la construction s’effondre
Version Anglaise ici – Arezki Daoud – 10 Octobre 2019 -Alors que le gouvernement algérien s’emploie à adopter à une vitesse vertigineuse son budget 2020 et une loi des hydrocarbures extrêmement controversée, les statistiques sur le secteur de la...
Algeria: Regime loses control of the economy, construction sector collapses
French version here- By Arezki Daoud – 10 October 2019: While the Algerian government is working to pass its 2020 budget and an extremely controversial petroleum law at a breath-taking speed, the statistics on the construction sector in the country are...
Libya: Warlord Haftar’s warplanes kill at least three children near Tripoli
Tripoli, Oct 14, 2019 – At least three children were killed and eight civilians wounded Monday in an air strike on a residential neighbourhood near the Libyan capital, the health ministry said. Spokesman Lamine al-Hachemi said another child was seriously wounded...
Tunisia: Kais Saied wins presidential election
Tunis, Oct 14, 2019 – Conservative political outsider Kais Saied has won Tunisia’s presidential election by a landslide taking 72.71 percent of the votes, the North African country’s electoral commission said Monday. Saied garnered 2.7 million votes...
Morocco: Amnesty accuses Morocco of using spyware on rights activists
London, Oct 10, 2019 – Two rights activists in Morocco have been targeted by surveillance technology developed by an Israeli firm that enables the sender to seize near-full control of mobile devices, Amnesty International said Thursday. The rights group said...
Inside the Moroccan cannabis business: local marijuana being replaced by hybrid varieties
Ketama, Morocco, Oct 10, 2019 – Morocco’s rugged Rif Mountains have long been renowned for their cannabis but traditional varieties are being smoked out by foreign hybrids offering higher yields and greater potency. The local strain of marijuana, known as...
Tunisia: Presidential candidate Nabil Karoui released from prison, campaign to intensify
Tunis, Oct 10, 2019 – Tunisian presidential hopeful Nabil Karoui said Thursday he will “wage battle and win” a weekend runoff against a political newcomer, a day after the business tycoon was released from jail. “There is a day or two left but...
Algeria: All-out repression as military regime seeks to impose unpopular status quo
Algiers, Oct 8, 2019 – Algerian police Tuesday prevented a weekly protest by students in the capital for the first time since an anti-regime movement took to the streets in February, AFP journalists and witnesses said. They forcefully barred access to a square...
Sahel: Conflict with Jihadists expands to southwest Niger
Niamey, Oct 7, 2019 – Two soldiers were killed and five others wounded in a “terrorist” attack in southwest Niger, a region that until recently had been spared jihadist raids, the interior ministry said Monday. “A detachment of the security...
Libya: Warlord Haftar’s air raid targets civilians, injures children
Tripoli, Oct 7, 2019 – An air raid on riding stables near the Libyan capital Tripoli has wounded at least six people, including children, sparking condemnation from the United Nations and the unity government. An African worker was also among the six people...