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North Africa faces unprecedented economic crisisF

Listen to the podcast above or read the transcript below. Download MP3 file here. 26 March 2020: By Arezki Daoud: North Africa is bracing for an unprecedented economic contraction, even if the coronavirus crisis were to be contained soon.  The fundamentals of economic...

Sahel: Mali opposition leader Soumaila Cisse goes missingF

Bamako, March 25, 2020 - Leading Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cisse went missing in the war-torn centre of the country on Wednesday afternoon, his party said, with no-one is able to contact him since. In a statement released on Wednesday, Cisse's Union for the...

Algeria: Taking advantage of a freeze in the Hirak, regime decides to keep Karim Tabbou in prisonF

On 24 March, an Algiers Court canceled the release from prison of political activist Karim Tabbou, shamelessly taking advtange of a freeze in the Hirak movement to punish opposition figures. Journalist Khaled Dradeni and others were also arrested. Tabbou was sentenced...

Algeria: The empty streets of AlgiersF

Algiers, March 20, 2020 - For the first time in over a year, the streets of the Algerian capital were quiet and almost empty on Friday, the day of weekly anti-government rallies. The coronavirus threat put paid to what would have been the 57th straight Friday of...

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