French President Emmanuel Macron has requested that the government suspend visa exemptions for Algerian diplomatic and...
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Ivory Coast Edges Toward Political Flashpoint Ahead of 2025 Election
Rising tensions, legacy rivalries, and fears of renewed violence loom over a fragile democracy. With just months to go...
Sahel: Russia Replaces Wagner in Mali Under Pressure from Algeria, Touaregs Brace
As Wagner withdraws from Mali, Russia is not stepping away, but it’s reshaping its presence there. Under quiet...
Algeria: Pitiful diplomacy in full display: when European ambassadors meet a rogue presidential candidate
Version française By Arezki Daoud - Editorial for 4 December 2019: It’s no secret that one of the top jobs of an...
Algeria: Despite widespread repression, Algerians continue peaceful rallies to demand democracy
Algiers, Nov 29, 2019 (By Amal Belalloufi) - Algerians are due to elect a new president next month but a huge protest...
Algeria: Police ups violence against protesters during visit of candidate Benflis to Bouira
Algiers, Nov 27, 2019 - Clashes took place Wednesday in northern Algeria between police and people protesting against...
Algeria: How and why military chief General Gaid Salah neutralizes his foes
On Wednesday 13 November, Major-General Abderrazak Cherif was sentenced to 15 years in prison by the Blida military...
Algeria: Candidate to be president, Bengrina is undesirable, everywhere he goes
In normal democracy, candidate Abdelkader Bengrina, would have already resigned due to the terrible popularity he has...
How oil companies Total and ENI are being dragged into the Algerian political crisis, accused of supporting the regime
Europe has been silent about the political crisis unfolding in Algeria over the past nine months. In the eyes of the...
Libya: Russia’s alleged involvement in Libya prompts US re-engagement
Since Donald Trump became President of the United States, North Africa and the African continent in general, have not...
Algeria: Abdelmadjid Tebboune, General Gaid Salah’s favorite for next president, in trouble
Former Prime Minister Abdelmadjid Tebboune, a close friend to General Gaid Salah, the head of the military, is facing...
Sahel: Counter-insurgency campaign intensifies in Burkina Faso
On the Mali-Burkina border, Burkina Faso, Nov 25, 2019 (By Amaury HAUCHARD) - It was the heart of the forest and...
Algerian military launches campaign against repression on peaceful protesters
Algiers, Nov 22, 2019 - Authorities arrested more than 80 people during a night-time protest in the Algerian capital,...
Algeria: The most laughable speech by General Gaid Salah, chief of Algerian army
Versions francaise Oped and opinion by Arezki Daoud | 20 November 2019: The Algerian regime has been working hard to...
Egypt: Court sentences Libya’s Mohamed al-Mesmary to death over 2017 attack
Cairo, Nov 17, 2019 - An Egyptian military court sentenced a Libyan man to death and 32 other defendants to life over...
Libya: Europe urges release of kidnapped Libyan lawmaker
Tripoli, Nov 17, 2019 - Thirteen European diplomatic missions in Libya, including the EU delegation, demanded Sunday...
Algerians back to the street to push against 12 December election
Algiers, Nov 15, 2019 (By Amal Belalloufi with Aymeric Vincenot) - Demonstrators thronged the streets of the Algerian...
Algerian lawmakers pass controversial petroleum law
After signaling their opposition to almost all the laws that the Bedoui government submitted, the lawmakers of of the...
Algeria among worse offenders in cracking down on Facebook users
Algerians have experienced seven deliberate disruptions in access to Facebook during the first six months of 2019,...
Tunisia: Ennahdah’s chief Rached Ghannouchi elected parliament speaker
Tunis, Nov 13, 2019 - The leader of Tunisia's Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party, Rached Ghannouchi, was elected...
Egypt: UN experts report of brutal prison conditions in Egypt, thousands inmates at risk
On 8 November 2019, UN experts issued a damning statement reporting that "the prison regime in Egypt may have directly...
Tunisia: Ennahdha party wants Ghannouchi as parliament leader
Tunis, Nov 10, 2019 - Tunisia's Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party which last month came top in legislative polls put...
Algeria: Regime commits more human rights abuses, prepares to militarize the state
By Arezki Daoud - 12 November 2019 - An Algerian court handed over one-year jail terms to 28 demonstrators for the...
Algerian regime shuts down at least 12 Evangelical Protestant churches
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) issued a statement saying that it was deeply concerned...
Algeria judges confirm allegiance to military regime in exchange for a 20% salary increase
[chat] November 6, 2019: By Arezki Daoud: The Algerian crisis has intensified over the past two weeks, with the head...
Sahel: France claims it killed second most wanted Jihadi and member of GSIM
France on Tuesday announced the death of a top jihadist leader in Mali as it sought to reassure the West African...
Sahel: French Defense Minister admits crisis in Mali is “difficult,” wants more Europeans troops
France's defence minister said Tuesday she was "optimistic" European forces would step up to bolster the fight against...
Algeria: International Commission of Jurists blasts Algerian regime for its handling of Judges
Geneva-based International Commission Jurists (ICJ) blasted Algeria today (6 November) on its handling of the judges...
Algeria: Millions of Algerians in massive rallies to demand end of military regime
Algiers, Nov 1, 2019 - Demonstrators converged on Algiers in their thousands for a massive anti-government rally...
Deep state of corruption in Algeria’s justice system: the bribes that promote rogue judges
The standoff between striking Algerian magistrates and the ministry of justice has brought the anti-government Hirak...
Algeria: Public banks prepare to strike on 10 November
The ongoing strike of judges and lawyers is giving a new momentum to unions operating in public banks. On October 30,...
Tunisia: National security advisor to the president submits resignation after dismissal of Defense Minister
Admiral Kamel Akrout, the first national security advisor to the Tunisian president resigned on Tuesday, October 29,...
Egypt: US concerned about jailing by Egypt of journalist Esraa Abdel Fattah
Washington, Oct 29, 2019 - A senior US official said Tuesday he had asked Egypt to free blogger and journalist Esraa...
Libya: After a two month-closure, Mitiga airport to reopen
Tripoli, Oct 29, 2019 - Flights are to resume at Tripoli's Mitiga airport, closed for almost two months after being...
Algeria: Turmoil within Algeria’s security services
The clan warfare pitting several senior and military leaders and their respective networks has affected deeply the...
Egypt: Opposition figure Mohamed Ali determined to disrupt Sisi’s regime
Barcelona, Oct 24, 2019 - An exiled Egyptian businessman, who sparked rare small-scale protests in Egypt in September,...
When anti-regime movement intersects with labor unions: Algeria braces for major strikes
Now that back-to-school season is behind them, Algerians are shifting their focus on ratcheting up pressure on their...
Sahel: Mali President facing unprecedented public backlash
Bamako, Oct 23, 2019 (By Amaury Hauchard and Serge Daniel) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has few strong...
Tunisia: New President Kais Saied takes oath of office
Tunis, Oct 23, 2019 - Tunisia's new President Kais Saied took the oath of office on Wednesday after his surprise...
Libya: Warlord Haftar launches airstrike on Misrata, as rivalry between UAE and Turkey wrecks havoc on Libya
Forces of east-Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar said Friday they launched air strikes on military sites in Misrata, an...
French satellite operator Eutelsat suspends Al Magharibia TV per order of Algerian authorities, say opponents
French satellite operator Eutelsat suspended UK-based TV channel Al Magharibia after the Algerian authorities...
Tunisia: Some policy challenges facing President Kais Saied
Tunis, Oct 16, 2019 - Tunisia's president-elect Kais Saied has won a clear mandate to fight corruption and promote...
Libya: Despite war, city of Tripoli to have its bus service for first time in three decades
Tripoli, Oct 15, 2019 - Parked in a hangar in downtown Tripoli, some 35 buses awaited this week's launch of a new...