Governance Bound

March 25, 2020 (By Sophie Pons) - In Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco, workers in informal jobs fear not only the novel coronavirus, but how they will survive emergency measures that have cut off their livelihoods. "We are stuck at home, with no work and no pay," said...

On 24 March, an Algiers Court canceled the release from prison of political activist Karim Tabbou, shamelessly taking advtange of a freeze in the Hirak movement to punish opposition figures. Journalist Khaled Dradeni and others were also arrested. Tabbou was sentenced...

Opinion by Arezki Daoud: Persistent, logical and even unpopular policies must be implemented to fight the coronavirus. And so North African countries adopted night curfews to limit the spread of Covid-19. At first, the decision sounded OK. But then again what is the...

Cairo, March 20, 2020 (By Farid Farid) - In Egypt's overcrowded and putrid jails, families of prisoners fear a potentially catastrophic coronavirus outbreak and are calling for their imminent release as the rest of the country hunkers down. Egypt has halted family...