Saturday, January 5, 2019
Kano, Nigeria, Jan 5, 2019 (AFP) – Nigeria’s Islamic State West Africa Province, a faction of Boko Haram affiliated to the Islamic State militant group, has intensified attacks against the army in the northeast of the country at an alarming rate, and the...
Monday, November 19, 2018
The North Africa Journal – November 19, 2018: Algeria is having some diplomatic kerfuffle with France and Switzerland these days. With the French, the feud is about new limitations in issuing Schengen visas to Algerian members of parliament. With the Swiss,...
Monday, November 19, 2018
The North Africa Journal – November 19, 2018: In an article posted on November 4, 2018, the Washington Post reported the “the government of Morocco recently said it had extradited Prince Turki bin Bandar to Saudi Arabia to comply with an Interpol warrant. But...
Thursday, November 15, 2018
The North Africa Journal | Nov 15, 2018: [Photo: Gen. Haftar gets rock star reception] — By organizing the Palermo conference, Italy sought to take the lead over France in proposing new steps to solve the Libyan crisis. The rivalry of France and Italy on the...
Thursday, November 8, 2018
The North Africa Journal – 8 November 2018: MEA Risk LLC says that for the period of 1 to 7 November 2018, there were 53 critical incidents recorded in Algeria, resulting in a single death and 392 arrests. The share of the Criminality category in the week’s...
Thursday, November 8, 2018
The North Africa Journal – Nov 8, 2018: Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed announced on Monday evening a long-awaited ministerial reshuffle that the President of the Republic did not approve, magnifying the political crisis that has prevented the speedy...
Thursday, November 8, 2018
The North Africa Journal – Nov 8, 2018: The fate of the contested Western Sahara territory and a regional leadership context continue to poison relations between Algeria and Morocco, two countries that have substantial similarities and massive interests in...
Thursday, October 18, 2018
The North Africa Journal: 18 October 2018 – North African governments appear to have zero tolerance toward criticism. Their leaders say they are committed to the advancement of personal freedoms and free speech, but their actions beg the opposite. Egypt may be...
Thursday, October 18, 2018
The North Africa Journal: 18 October 2018: The Algerian political system has been mired in internal divisions and weak stakeholders, keeping the presidency the only effective political unit in the country. With the opposition virtually non-existent, Algeria is headed...
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
The North Africa Journal – 14 October 2018 – Security analyst firm MEA Risk LLC says that for the period of 8 to 14 October 2018, there were 41 critical incidents in Nigeria, resulting in at least 124 deaths and 113 arrests. Both the Social/Human and...
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
The North Africa Journal: 15 October 2018: MEA Risk reports that the Mozambican Liberation Front (Frelimo) has won Mozambique’s municipal elections in 44 of the country’s 53 municipalities, according to official figures released on 14 October. Elections took place on...
Thursday, October 4, 2018
The North Africa Journal – 3 October 2018: The United States could impose sanctions against Algeria for purchasing Russian military equipment. In its effort to punish Moscow for its alleged interference in the 2016 elections and its “unacceptable”...
Thursday, September 20, 2018
The North Africa Journal – September 20, 2018: There appears to be an uptick in entry of foreign migrants into Europe over the past months. Although there has been a sizeable decrease of global entries since 2015, the European Coast Guard agency Frontex noticed...
Thursday, August 23, 2018
The North Africa Journal -By Hakim Briki – August 23, 2018: President Bouteflika has ordered an important military reshuffle, which might redefine the role of the armed forces in Algerian politic. Major Generals Habib Chentouf and Said El Bey, respectively the...
Thursday, August 16, 2018
The North Africa Journal – August 16, 2018 – By Hakim Briki: Mouwatana, a movement created in June 2018 to dissuade President Bouteflika from running for reelection, has denounced the “early presidential campaign” launched by majority parties....
Wednesday, August 8, 2018
The North Africa Journal – August 8, 2018: For the period of 1 July to 7 August 2018, there were 64 critical incidents affecting Libya’s stability rating, according to risk and tracking firm MEA Risk. Those incidents resulted in at least 18 deaths and 1,004...
