Governance Bound

By Arezki Daoud - 4 October 2019: The Algerian political crisis is in its 33rd week with no sign of any of the protagonists standing down.  The standoff continues, with the military command intensifying its repression against members of civil society, while the Hirak...

By Arezki Daoud - 1 October 2019: This is make-or-break moment for Algerian military chief General Ahmed Gaid Salah and the few generals left standing around him.  After eliminating the visible figures of those considered as their political foes, culminating with a...

Cairo, Sept 25, 2019 - Egyptian authorities have arrested more than 1,000 people, rights groups said Wednesday, broadening a crackdown launched after rare protests calling for the ouster of general-turned-President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. The wave of arrests comes ahead...

Bamako, Sept 11, 2019 (By Maīmouna Moro) - Like many of his fellow Malians, Ousmane  Maiga used to drive regularly between Gao, in the north of the country, and the capital Bamako. Today, he balks at doing the once-familiar trip. For one thing, there is the threat...