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Maghreb competition: The ridiculous debate over who should claim ownership of the Haiek veilF

Opinion by Arezki Daoud: Competition between the regimes of Algeria and Morocco has gone mainstream. Now Algerians and Moroccans are battling each other over the silliest things, from who presumably owns specific foods to who should claim ownership of specific arts...

Algeria: The strange phenomenon of syringe attacks on children worry parents in AlgeriaF

There have been several cases of people attacked by syringe in Algeria. The latest case is that of child injured by a needle attack in the west of the country. The phenomenon of syringe attacks is spreading across the country with the authorities puzzled by the...

Libya: Efforts by UN envoy to organize elections face resistance from the Libyans themselvesF

By Jihad Dorgham: The new UN envoy to Libya had hoped to usher in long-delayed elections, but his initiative is facing pushback from the eastern-based parliament and a lukewarm reception by its rivals in Tripoli. Senegalese diplomat Abdoulaye Bathily told the UN...

Tunisia: President dissolves elected municipal councilsF

Tunisian President Kais Saied on Thursday moved to dissolve the country's elected municipal councils, seen as a key democratic gain after the 2011 revolt that sparked the Arab Spring. Saied sacked the government in a 2021 power grab, and has since scrapped the...

Sahel: Germany and Mali agree ‘smooth’ pullout of UN-backed troopsF

Sahel: Germany and Mali agree ‘smooth’ pullout of UN-backed troopsF

Jul 20, 2023

Germany and Mali agreed Thursday to pursue a "smooth withdrawal" of German troops from the troubled African nation...

Tunisia: Major blaze erupts on Tunisia-Algeria border, as temperatures soar to 47CF

Tunisia: Major blaze erupts on Tunisia-Algeria border, as temperatures soar to 47CF

Jul 20, 2023

Firefighters in Tunisia are battling a major blaze that has raged for two days in a pine forest near the border with...

Mali: Ethnic Tuaregs brace for attacks from army and Russian mercenaries ($)F

Mali: Ethnic Tuaregs brace for attacks from army and Russian mercenaries ($)F

Jul 19, 2023

By Arezki Daoud: The departure of the French forces and the forthcoming exit from Mali of the UN peacekeeping mission...

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