Polisario clashes with tribesmen inside Tindouf campsF

Polisario clashes with tribesmen inside Tindouf campsF

MEA Risk Brief: According to a security source, members of the security forces of the Sahrawi movement Polisario Front have clashed with Oulad Dim tribesmen inside the Sahrawi refugee camp of Tindouf on 16 February. The skirmish started when Polisario officials...
Libya’s slave tradeF

Libya’s slave tradeF

By Maya Yang:   On January 25, a series of grisly videos from Libya surfaced online that depicted several kidnapped Sudanese migrants tortured for ransom. In one video, at least five Sudanese men lay on the ground with fresh wounds on their backs, pleading with their...
Uber withdraws from MoroccoF

Uber withdraws from MoroccoF

The North Africa Journal: February 21, 2018:  There is a great deal of jubilation among Morocco’s taxi drivers and the leaders of the transport sector as Uber, the ride-hailing service announced that its last ride in Casablanca will take place on February 23.  Present...
Algeria:  Five soldiers killed in a Tebessa sweeping operationF

Algeria: Five soldiers killed in a Tebessa sweeping operationF

Five soldiers were killed today (14 February) in a bomb explosion in Tebessa, near the Tunisian border, according to MEA Risk LLC. A large-scale sweeping operation was launched after the incident, in an area that appears to be affected by the presence of militant...
Tunisia: Difficult Road to StabilityF

Tunisia: Difficult Road to StabilityF

The North Africa Journal – February 13, 2018: Tunisia continues to face several pain points that the government is struggling to fully contain.  On the economic front, new datapoints confirm the tough start of the year for the country.  Its foreign exchange...
Not such a happy new year for North AfricaF

Not such a happy new year for North AfricaF

The North Africa Journal: January 11, 2018- The new year started off on the wrong foot for North African nations, and the seeds of discontent for the years to come have been sown.  The year 2017 ended with a lot of drama and lingering crises that promise to stick...
Tunisia: Protests spreading over inflation, riots in KasserineF

Tunisia: Protests spreading over inflation, riots in KasserineF

The North Africa Journal – January 8, 2018: Since January 1st, the prices of basic food products have skyrocketed in Tunisia, due to austerity measures passed by the parliament. Tracking firm MEA Risk LLC reported that in central Kasserine…...
The disgraceful practice of human trafficking in LibyaF

The disgraceful practice of human trafficking in LibyaF

The North Africa Journal – November 16, 2017: International organizations and human rights groups have long been aware of the mistreatment of Sub-Sahara migrants moving through Libya in an effort to reach Western Europe via the Mediterranean Sea. But the...
The Algerian legislative elections: the resultsF

The Algerian legislative elections: the resultsF

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...