Politics Bound

Week-in-review podcast: Lockdowns, curfews and government abuseF

This is a retrospect on North Africa and the Sahel region, for the week ending 24 April.  The review, which focuses on the latest on Covid-19 in the Maghreb, Egypt and the Sahel, is presented by MEA Risk analyst Arezki Daoud.  The transcripted text is below.  You can...

The Algerian regime’s weapon against pro-democracy activists: pre-trial detentionsF

Algiers, April 23, 2020 -By Amal Belalloufi:  Dozens of Algerians linked to the country's anti-government protest movement remain "forgotten" in pre-trial detention during the coronavirus crisis, with little or no legal support. Zinedine Hanane, 32, was arrested on...

Sahel: Niger faces escalating riots in coming daysF

Niamey, April 22, 2020 (By Boureima Hama) - With the holy Muslim month of Ramadan set to start this weekend, authorities in Niger are fearing violence after several cities saw riots over anti-coronavirus lockdowns banning collective prayers. "We just want to pray in...

Moroccan government spying on its people with mobile app trackingF

Rabat, April 22, 2020 - Moroccan police have started using a mobile application in recent days to track violators of the kingdom's lockdown in response to the coronavirus, according to the official MAP news agency. The application was built by developers from the...

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