In this latest brief podcast, MEA Risk's Arezki Daoud addresses the issues of instability and security in the Sahel,...
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North Africa faces unprecedented economic crisis
Listen to the podcast above or read the transcript below. Download MP3 file here. 26 March 2020: By Arezki Daoud:...
Editorial: 2020, the exceptional year
Editorial by Arezki Daoud: It’s official, Covid-19 is now North Africa’s biggest problem, just as it is for the entire...
Maghreb rulers feeling a bit generous this week
At least two rulers in North Africa felt a bit generous this week. In Morocco, King Mohammed issued an order to free...
Sahel: France takes more steps toward conflict escalation in the Sahel
Opinion by Arezki Daoud: (you can also listen the opinion by clicking on the audio player above) | France's hawks,...
Sahel: Somber assessment about Burkina Faso’s stability, say MEA Risk LLC
Advisory firm MEA Risk LLC released a brief to its client suggesting that the instability in Burkina Faso and...
Algeria: Death of a tyrant and a country facing uncertainty
Opinion by Arezki Daoud | Even Hollywood could not have come up with such a dramatic script. The head of the Algeria...
Algeria: Crunch time for the Algerian military rulers, disaster looms, says MEA Risk LLC
Analysts at MEA Risk LLC have looked at the situation in Algeria and see no positive outcome from next week's...
Algeria: The most laughable speech by General Gaid Salah, chief of Algerian army
Versions francaise Oped and opinion by Arezki Daoud | 20 November 2019: The Algerian regime has been working hard to...
Algeria: Forced election will destabilize the Mediterranean region
By Arezki Daoud - 4 October 2019: The Algerian political crisis is in its 33rd week with no sign of any of the...
Algeria: Military command plays its last card, political crisis reaching its climax
By Arezki Daoud - 1 October 2019: This is make-or-break moment for Algerian military chief General Ahmed Gaid Salah...
Governance in disarray: the criminal syndicate that ruled and continues to rule Algeria
By Arezki Daoud: The political crisis in Algeria has brought to the fore the extent of the state of the bankruptcy in...
Algeria: Arrest of former industry minister Youcef Yousfi paves way for probes on major corruption cases in energy sector
Commentary by Arezki Daoud: Algeria has been plagued by widespread corruption ever since Bouteflika became president...
Podcast: Algerian military leaders in state of panic, pushing for violence
the Algerian crisis Algerian military leaders in state of panic, pushing for violenceThe Algerian military has lost...
Podcast: Algeria’s political transition update as of 18 June 2019
In this podcast, Arezki Daoud of MEA Risk and The North Africa Journal provides an update on the state of the stalled...
Algeria: Another empty speech likely to further galvanize the protest movement
By Arezki Daoud - 6 June 2019 - Algeria’s Interim President, Abdelkader Bensalah, looking old and sick, just like...
Algeria: complete political and economic freeze, regime has no creative ideas to get out of the chaos
Opinion by Arezki Daoud | June 4, 2019: The man in charge by default in Algeria, army chief General Gaid Salah, gave...
Algeria cancels 4 July presidential election, a major victory for the Algerian people
By Arezki Daoud: 2 June 2019: The Algerian presidential election scheduled by the regime to take place on 4 July 2019...
Algeria: How General Gaid Salah has become the main obstacle in the stability of Algeria
Hear this article or download the MP3 file here General Gaid Salah is now the direct target of the popular movement....
Deadlock in the Algerian crisis: the general vs. the people
The past days in Algeria were characterized by a continuation of the showdown between the anti-government protest...
Algeria: Defying the hardship of Ramadan and heat, the Algerian people return to the street to demand regime change
Opinion by Arezki Daoud: To their chagrin, the Algerian regime's hopes that the anti-government protest movement...
Algeria: The collapsing central state and the inevitable fall of the house of cards
By Arezki Daoud - 18 April 2019: A remnant of the Bouteflika regime, Tayeb Belaiz had the decency this week to resign...
Algeria: Time is not on the Side of the Protest Movement
There is a clear stalemate in Algiers these days, although time is favoring the regime and those calling the shots in...
Algeria: Growing unease with the role of the Generals in the Algerian transition
By Arezki Daoud - Tomorrow Friday, 5 April 2019, there will be rain in the morning in Algiers, but it will likely...
Algeria: The men tasked to drive the post-Bouteflika transition and why people don’t trust them
By Arezki Daoud - April 3, 2019: There have been loud voices calling for a clean slate in the Algerian system of...
Algeria: Expect unprecedented purge of the Bouteflika clan, as Algerians seeks to uproot the “deep state”
By Arezki Daoud: 2 April 2019: For now, all of the named individuals and companies listed here are innocent of any...
Algeria: Opposition sees the General’s call for impeachment of president as a ploy to maintain regime
By Arezki Daoud - 26 March 2019: Army chief Ahmed Gaid Salah made a stunning recommendation today (March 26) when he...
Algeria: Petroleum sector facing uncertainty as political crisis escalates
By Arezki Daoud - 21 March 2019: Echoing the positions of many of the foreign companies operating in Algeria, peaking...
Algeria protests shift to the next phase of nationwide strike, as regime ponders what to do
(Audio version above, on iTunes, and on Android, on YouTube, or download MP3) - Opinion by Arezki Daoud: 10 March...
Luxembourg Prime Minister is right: Arab and European leaders believe in “Father Christmas”
Opinion by Arezki Daoud - 25 February 2019: Leaders and representatives of some 40 Arab and European countries met in...
Opinion: Turbulent times in North Africa and Sahel
By Arezki Daoud: 22 February 2019 - North Africa remains confronted with so many sources of instability, while the...
UN conflict resolution technique: more conferences, and another one on the Western Sahara
By Arezki Daoud - 30 January 2019: The UN does a lot of good things, including humanitarian support to people in...
Libya: UN still looking for more conferences that produce nothing
Commentary by Arezki Daoud: The United Nations and its envoy, Mr. Ghassan Salame have an interesting take on...
North Africa & the Sahel: A tough start for the new year
17 January 2019 - By Arezki Daoud - The hope for some stabilization this year in North Africa and the Sahel appears to...