Though unconfirmed, western media report death of Al Qaeda leadersF

Though unconfirmed, western media report death of Al Qaeda leadersF

The reported deaths of Al-Qaeda’s top two leaders in recent months have raised questions about the future strategy and strength of the terror network, already a shadow of the global force it was two decades ago. The New York Times reported last week that...
The Western Sahara conflict reignitesF

The Western Sahara conflict reignitesF

For three decades, a UN-monitored ceasefire has kept a fragile peace in the disputed Western Sahara. Now a row over a remote desert truck stop is prompting talk of a return to war. The pro-independence Polisario Front declared the ceasefire over on Friday, after...
Western Sahara: Clashes erupt between Morocco and the Polisario FrontF

Western Sahara: Clashes erupt between Morocco and the Polisario FrontF

The pro-independence Polisario Front said Saturday that clashes are continuing in the disputed territory of Western Sahara after the Moroccan army launched an operation in the buffer zone on its southern border. “Fighting is continuing after the crime committed...
Egypt: Man tries to sets himself alight during anti-government protestF

Egypt: Man tries to sets himself alight during anti-government protestF

An Egyptian man set himself alight in central Cairo in an anti-government protest on Thursday, but was stopped before the blaze grew too severe, a security source said. Mohammed Hosni doused himself in fuel while another man filmed him making a speech criticising the...
Libya: Death toll from recent migrant shipwrecks reaches 100F

Libya: Death toll from recent migrant shipwrecks reaches 100F

Italian coastguard rescues migrant boats near Lampedusa Italy’s coastguard rescued about 170 migrants on two separate rubber oats in Mediterranean waters, news agency AGI reported Friday, hours after a crisis hotline signalled they were in distress. Some 79...
Organization: Polisario Front (Western Sahara)F

Organization: Polisario Front (Western Sahara)F

Military and political organisation in Western Sahara The Popular Front for the Liberation of and , better known by its Polisario Front, is a seeking to end the occupation of through and political advocacy. Tracing its origin to a Sahrawi nationalist organization...
Region: Western SaharaF

Region: Western SaharaF

Disputed territory in north-western Africa Western Sahara is a United Nations–recognized in . It has a surface area of 272,000 square kilometres (105,000 sq mi). Western Sahara is the last African colonial state yet to achieve independence and has been...
Podcast: Covid-19 in the Maghreb region as of mid-November 2020F

Podcast: Covid-19 in the Maghreb region as of mid-November 2020F

In this brief podcast recorded on 12 November 2020, MEA Risk’s Arezki Daoud provides an update on the Coronavirus in the Maghreb region. The state of the Covid-19 epidemic in the Maghreb looks rather bleak as we are reaching the mid-point of November 2020. Β As...
Libya crisis: Talks in Tunisia show some progressF

Libya crisis: Talks in Tunisia show some progressF

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The Mediterranean Sea’s fishing warsF

The Mediterranean Sea’s fishing warsF

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Turkey sees rough times ahead with a Biden presidencyF

Turkey sees rough times ahead with a Biden presidencyF

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Morocco announces upcoming launch of mystery Covid vaccineF

Morocco announces upcoming launch of mystery Covid vaccineF

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Sahel: Gunmen ambush bus in Mali, kill eight peopleF

Sahel: Gunmen ambush bus in Mali, kill eight peopleF

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Egypt: Impasse in talks over Ethiopia damF

Egypt: Impasse in talks over Ethiopia damF

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Egypt: 15-year jail sentence for a sit-inF

Egypt: 15-year jail sentence for a sit-inF

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Sahel: Series of grisly decapitations in southern MaliF

Sahel: Series of grisly decapitations in southern MaliF

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Tunisia’s problem with its radicalized youthF

Tunisia’s problem with its radicalized youthF

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Algeria: War hero and anti-regime icon dies from Covid-19F

Algeria: War hero and anti-regime icon dies from Covid-19F

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