Politics Bound

And now what? By Arezki Daoud: President Tebboune has had his election and it turned out to be a disaster. The man was warned by his own political police not to run at this stage, as the people were not ready. They begged him to postpone it, or else the country’s...

By Redouane Benmehdi The Algerian presidency launched this week a campaign to communicate with global community and a foreign audience meant to embellish its image. Two interviews given by president Tebboune to French magazine Le Point and Qatar’s Al Jazeera.  The...

Algeria to elect parliament amid protest movement boycott By Philippe Agret Algeria holds a parliamentary election Saturday under the shadow of a protest movement boycott and deep scepticism the North African nation can escape political paralysis and worsening...

By Kassim Traore Malian strongman Colonel Assimi Goita stood by the goal of staging elections next February as he was sworn in as transitional president on Monday, also naming a civilian premier after international  outrage over the country's second coup in nine...