Governance Bound

Extraction Without Value: Mali’s Role in the Global Lithium Rush$

Mali’s first lithium mine shows how global demand for critical minerals can leave local communities behind. While China secures the raw materials it needs, Mali risks missing the chance to build jobs, industries, and real value at home.

Mauritania: Ex-President Verdict Puts Mauritania’s Legal System Under SpotlightF

Mauritania’s high-profile corruption trial of former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz has sparked a bigger conversation across West Africa, as his 15-year prison sentence has drawn widespread attention—not just for the verdict itself, but for what it reveals about how justice works in Mauritania.

West Africa: Despite Record Oil Production, Senegal Faces Fuel Price PressureF

In Senegal, drivers are feeling the pinch as fuel prices soar to the highest levels in the entire WAEMU region—even though the country pumped out 16 million barrels of oil in 2024. Government officials say relief is coming, thanks to plans to process oil locally and tap into natural gas reserves. But with living costs climbing and no visible change in sight, talk of strikes is starting to surface.

Libya in Perpetual Crisis: How Khalifa Haftar Is Gaining Ground Amid Institutional CollapseF

As Libya’s political divide deepens and foreign actors recalibrate their alliances, Khalifa Haftar is emerging as the country’s dominant power broker, leveraging military strength and international diplomacy amid institutional collapse and the rise of financial crimes.

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Extraction Without Value: Mali’s Role in the Global Lithium Rush$

Mauritania: Ex-President Verdict Puts Mauritania’s Legal System Under SpotlightF

West Africa: Despite Record Oil Production, Senegal Faces Fuel Price PressureF

Libya in Perpetual Crisis: How Khalifa Haftar Is Gaining Ground Amid Institutional CollapseF

Extraction Without Value: Mali’s Role in the Global Lithium Rush$

With oppression and no free speech, North Africans turn to football stadiums for politicsF

Investigators probing role of Libya into financing of French ex-president Sarkozy’s election campaignF

Sahel: Turmoil in MaliF

Morocco: Don’t steal the king’s watches, you’ll go to jail for 15 yearsF

Egypt: Mustafa Kassem dies in Egyptian prisonF

Sahel: People of Mali want foreign troops outF

Podcast: Algeria risk assessment: the intersection of business and political corruptionF

Algeria: A new government cabinet that fails to impressF

Algerian regime releases prominent political prisoners, seeks to ease public pressureF

Tunisia: 28 ministers in PM Jemli’s incoming cabinetF

Algeria: New prime minister with academic credentials hired to perform miraclesF

Algeria: Hirak anti-regime movement continues for 45th weekF

Algeria: Death of a tyrant and a country facing uncertaintyF

Regime in Algeria faces insurmountable wall, population rejects presidential appointeeF

Algeria: Tebboune sworn in as president, faces insurmountable challengesF

Tunisia: Can President Kais Saied deliver on his pledgesF

Algerians back to the street, reject dialogue with new President TebbouneF

Algeria: With its Algeria venture CEO in prison over alleged corruption, Volkswagen suspends production in AlgeriaF

Algeria: Despite major voter boycott, military regime imposes former PM Tebboune as presidentF

Algeria: Crunch time for the Algerian military rulers, disaster looms, says MEA Risk LLCF

Algerian people send strong rebuke to military rulers, massive rallies to reject electionsF

Algeria: Police ups violence against protesters during visit of candidate Benflis to BouiraF

Algeria: How and why military chief General Gaid Salah neutralizes his foesF

Algeria: The most laughable speech by General Gaid Salah, chief of Algerian armyF

Libya: Europe urges release of kidnapped Libyan lawmakerF

Algerian lawmakers pass controversial petroleum lawF

Algeria among worse offenders in cracking down on Facebook usersF