Governance Bound

Egypt starts the year with a disastrous economic environment and social tension

By Mona Salem and Sarah Benhaida: Public anger has been growing for months in Egypt over a severe dollar crunch and soaring food prices. But for many a money-saving tip from a state body has been the last straw. As families have struggled to purchase household...

Tunisia deports migrants, rights group calls move “repressive and inhumane”

A Tunisian rights group condemned Sunday a "repressive and inhumane" government decision to deport a group of migrants who had been evacuated from a defunct refugee camp. The 25 men from Egypt, Niger, Nigeria and Sudan had sought asylum in Tunisia after fleeing...

Algeria wants lesser status for French language in favor of English

By Abdellah Cheballah: Algerian primary schools have scrambled to introduce English lessons, in a move critics say was rushed but others hope could be a coup de grace against the language of former occupier France. Language is a sensitive topic in the North African...

Energy: More woes for the Algerian petroleum sector ($)

Algeria's energy sector is back in the spotlight as the country's stabilized its political system for now and strong global demand for petroleum product has pushed the barrel of oil above the $100 mark. While Algeria could play an important role in offsetting the...

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Governance Bound

Egypt starts the year with a disastrous economic environment and social tension

Tunisia deports migrants, rights group calls move “repressive and inhumane”

Algeria wants lesser status for French language in favor of English

Energy: More woes for the Algerian petroleum sector ($)

Algeria: Military command plays its last card, political crisis reaching its climax

Egypt: Grim picture in Egypt as military seeks to contain unrest

Algeria: Purge in the military could undermine Algeria’s defensive effectiveness

Algeria: Junta chief General Gaid Salah insists on the impossible

Algeria: Heightened tension inside the Algerian military

Algeria: Risk analyst firm MEA Risk warns of crisis reaching climax in Algeria this fall

Spying on their people with Huawei technology

Algeria: Months after starting their movement, Algerian people determined to oust illegal regime

Algeria: Military command keeps war veteran Lakhdar Bouregaa in prison for his political views

Algerian military chief Gaid Salah rejects demands for appeasement, wants his rules only

Governance in disarray: the criminal syndicate that ruled and continues to rule Algeria

Sahel: The bizarre idea of the International Crisis Group to solve the security crisis in Mali

Algeria’s military command selects Conservative Islamist supporter as new parliament chief

Algerian military regime arrests war veteran Lakhdar Bouregaa for his political opinion

Algerian regime seeks to intimidate and scare, but Algerians continue to protest peacefully

Tunisia: Advisors seek to appease concerns over power vacuum as President fights for his life

Mauritania: State TV claims foreigners took part to anti-election protests, but shows no proof

Sahel: New dictatorship in Mauritania after General Ould Ghazouani declared victory

Egypt: General Sisi attacks businesses, accuses them of plotting against him

Libya: Parliamentary speaker calls for the shutdown of national oil production

Mauritania: Another general takes over power in North Africa

Egypt: Opposition party accuses Egyptian authorities of “deliberately killing” Morsi

Algeria: General Gaid Salah issues threats against those who don’t agree with him

Algeria: Sovac caught in a complex web of corruption

Algeria: Business tycoon Ali Heddad jailed six months over illegal passport possession

Algeria: Former Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia sent to Harrach prison in major corruption case

Algeria: Another empty speech likely to further galvanize the protest movement

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