Politics Bound

Podcast: Understanding Tunisia’s political crisis in ten minutesF

There has been unusual interest in the west about the political crisis engulfing Tunisia this week. Naturally Tunisia was always seen the cradle of the Jasmin Revolution, and the nation that showed the best prospect of democratization. But this week, the president...

French nuclear tests in the Sahara in the 1960s remain a toxic issue in Algeria-French relationsF

By Amal Belalloufi with Philippe Agret in Paris More than 60 years since France started its nuclear tests in Algeria, their legacy continues to poison relations between the North African nation and its former colonial ruler.  The issue has come to the fore again after...

Western Sahara: Spanish court closes case against Polisario leader Brahim GhaliF

Spain's top criminal court said Thursday it had archived a case involving genocide allegations against the leader of Western Sahara's independence movement. Brahim Ghali, who heads the Polisario Front, had testified before the National Court on June 1 in connection...

Tunisia: Weakened, Islamist leader Ghannouchi struggles to respond to presidential actionF

Tunisia's Ghannouchi says he wants democracy By Caroline Nelly Perrot, AFP Tunisia's parliament speaker Rached Ghannouchi, in an interview with AFP, has called for a return to democracy after President Kais Saied's shock power grab at the weekend. Ghannouchi, also...

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