Governance Bound

Algerian human rights activist and medical doctor, Dr. Kamel Eddine Fekhar, died on 28 May at a Blida hospital, nearly a month after his wife warned that he was facing death if not cared for. His lawyer accused the authorities of judicial harassment and negligence....

Beirut, May 28, 2019 - Human Rights Watch (see video below) on Tuesday accused both Egyptian security forces and insurgents of committing "war crimes" in North Sinai, the scene of a bloody years-long insurgency and military crackdown. "While Egyptian military and...

Comment by Arezki Daoud: General Gaid Salah, the Algerian military chief who has taken over the leadership of the country despite the presence of an interim President and a Prime Minister is facing an unprecedented situation.  It is one thing to lead a military, it is...

May 25, 2019 - Jihadists are scoring gains in the Sahel, defying efforts by five countries in the fragile region to fight back with Western help against Islamist militancy. Areas of insecurity on the Sahara's poor, arid southern rim are widening, analysts say, even as...