This month of June 2024, the Egyptian population reached the record number 106.4 million people. Egyptians added...
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Moroccan authorities destroy homes without warning or relocation offers ($)
In a series of surprise operations, coastal communities in Morocco have been experiencing the forceful destruction of...
Podcast: Egypt 2024 Outlook
Tunisia: France arrests brother-in-law of ex-Tunisia dictator Ben Ali, wanted by Tunisia
March 18, 2019 (AFP) - France said Monday it had arrested and detained Belhassen Trabelsi, the brother-in-law of...
Another day of protest in Algeria
Algiers, March 13, 2019 - Hundreds of school teachers and students protested in the Algerian capital on Wednesday amid...
Algeria: Regime clings to power, gives minor concessions to Algeria people
Algiers, March 12, 2019 - Thousands of protesters returned to Algeria's streets Tuesday after jubilation over...
Algeria: Despite announcing a pull out from presidential race and postponement of elections, Bouteflika is going nowhere
Algeria's presidential message that Bouteflika is pulling out from the presidential race is 3/4th victory for...
Algeria protests shift to the next phase of nationwide strike, as regime ponders what to do
(Audio version above, on iTunes, and on Android, on YouTube, or download MP3) - Opinion by Arezki Daoud: 10 March...
Egypt: General Sisi names another general to clean up public transport mess
Cairo, March 10, 2019 - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday tapped a senior military officer for the...
Egypt’s Sisi frightened by Algerian protests, warns his people to not dare
Cairo, March 10, 2019 - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned Sunday against the dangers of protesting, in...
Franco-Algerians protest against Bouteflika
Paris, March 10, 2019 - Thousands of Algerian-origin protesters demonstrated in Paris and other cities around France...
Egyptian government likely using cyber-attacks against activists
March 6, 2019 - Amnesty International warned Wednesday that dozens of rights activists in Egypt have been put in...
Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid released
Cairo, March 4, 2019 - Award-winning Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid was released on Monday after spending...
Algeria: Court releases blogger Merzoug Touati
Algiers, March 4, 2019 (AFP) - An Algerian court ordered a blogger released on time served Monday after finding him...
Algeria: TV presenter Nadia Madassi resigns after forced to read Bouteflika letter
Algiers, March 4, 2019 (AFP) - An Algerian state television presenter resigned Monday because she was angry that she...
Algeria: Anti-regime protests intensify, as hundreds of thousands of people return to the street to oppose status quo
Update2: Algiers, March 1, 2019 - Several people were hurt Friday in violent clashes between police and protesters in...
Algeria’s dangerous political gridlock
Algiers, Feb 28, 2019 - By Amal Belalloufi and Aymeric Vincenot: Mounting frustration at their ailing president's bid...
Algeria: With growing political unrest over fifth mandate for Bouteflika, regime operatives seek appeasement, avoid provocative language
There is a sense in the Algerian regime that the intensity of the current protests over President Bouteflika’s run for...
Morocco: Journalist Bouachrine sentenced to 12 years in prison over bogus charges
Rabat, Feb 26, 2019 - Amnesty International urged Morocco on Tuesday to "immediately" free a newspaper publisher...
Algeria: With Bouteflika assured to win, his Prime Minister tells protesters the “ballot box will decide”
Algiers, Feb 25, 2019 - Algeria's prime minister on Monday insisted voters would determine if ailing President...
Egypt: Canadian national held in custody in Egypt on unknown charges
Feb 24, 2019 - A Canadian citizen has been arrested in Egypt, his family has told public news network CBC, asking that...
Egypt: Opposition party members arrested by Sisi regime
Cairo, Feb 23, 2019 - An Egyptian opposition party founded by Nobel laureate Mohamed El Baradei denounced Saturday a...
Algeria: Police use teargas to stop anti-Bouteflika protester in the capital
Algiers, Feb 22, 2019 - Clashes broke out in the Algerian capital Friday between security forces and demonstrators...
Algeria: More protests against Bouteflika’s run for fifth term ($)
The North Africa Journal - February 19, 2019: An increasing number of Algerians are pushing back against a fifth...
Algeria: Security chiefs issue threats against opposition, get blatantly involved in politics ($)
The North Africa Journal: February 19, 2019: “Enemies from within, ungrateful and those who feed on daydreams and...
Egypt escalates executions by hanging
Feb 13, 2019 - Three prisoners convicted of killing a police officer were hanged in Egypt on Wednesday, bringing to...
Mali: The rise of Wahhabism in Mali
Bamako, Feb 10, 2019 - Mali's chief Muslim leaders on Sunday called for the resignation of Prime Minister Soumeylou...
Algeria: Bouteflika allegedly confirms he will run, opposition calls it “irresponsible”
Ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika declared he will seek a fifth term in April elections in a message published by...
Algerians brace for a ‘President for Life’
Algiers, Feb 10, 2019 - Algeria's ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is to seek a fifth term in April elections,...
Egypt: Al Sisi, President for Life
Cairo, Feb 3, 2019 - Egyptian lawmakers on Sunday tabled proposed constitutional changes that would allow President...
Trade: Concerns over the flooding of Turkish products into Morocco ($)
Turkish businesses are extremely competitive, with high-quality products and low prices. Despite efforts from the...
Tunisia: Inheritance reform in Tunisia likely to boost gender equality
Jendouba, Tunisia, Jan 25, 2019 - Tunisian divorcee Latifa counts herself lucky -- she has a modest home that boasts a...
Algeria: Courts review cases of jailed journalists
The North Africa Journal - 28 January 2019: Algerian courts have ordered the release of two journalists who were...
Algeria’s presidential election: and now the big circus
The North Africa Journal - January 24, 2019: President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has convened the electoral committee last...
Tunisia: Emboldened after big strike, union chief puts pressure on government, threatens another strike
Tunis, Jan 23, 2019 - Tunisia's powerful UGTT trade union confederation, locked in a dispute with the government over...
Libya: UN still looking for more conferences that produce nothing
Commentary by Arezki Daoud: The United Nations and its envoy, Mr. Ghassan Salame have an interesting take on...
Tunisia: Union launches nationwide strike in the public sector
January 17, 2019: A public sector strike brought Tunisia to a standstill Thursday as workers heeded calls from a...
Tunisia’s unfinished revolution ($)
For most Tunisians, the proliferation of road closures, sit-ins and suicide attempts, are evidence of a jasmine...
Libya: Tripoli authority on the brink as its leader faces uncertain future ($)
The North Africa Journal: The head of the Libyan Presidential Council, Fayez Al Sarraj, has never appeared so...
Egypt court orders release of mother held over ‘false news’
Cairo, Jan 15, 2019 (AFP) - An Egyptian court on Tuesday ordered the release of a woman accused of spreading "false...
Tunisia’s president sued for abuse of power
Tunis, Jan 15, 2019 - Anti-corruption campaigners have filed a lawsuit accusing Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi...
Tunisia braces for labor strike
Tunis, Jan 14, 2019 - Tunisia's powerful UGTT trade union on Monday called for a strike as the country, grappling with...
Tunisia’s youths disillusioned with outcome of jasmine revolution
Douar Hicher, Tunisia, Jan 13, 2019 - Young Tunisians say the revolution they staged eight years ago to oust their...