Ahmed Al-Charaa, once a top jihadist leader, now rules Syria after toppling Bashar al-Assad. But his grip on power is...
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Franco-Algerian Diplomatic Relations in Turmoil
The Franco-Algerian diplomatic relations are going through a turbulent period. The latest signs of discord between...
Sahel: Mali and Canadian mining firm Barrick are talking again
Mali’s junta and Canadian gold mining firm Barrick Gold went back to the negotiating table to find a compromise in...
Sahel: Crisis Group suggests provocative idea of dialogue between Mali and insurgents
Dakar, May 28, 2019 - Mali's government should consider "dialogue" with jihadists waging an insurgency in the west...
The Algerian crisis: Army chief General Gaid Salah stalls stability, rejects public call for transition period
Comment by Arezki Daoud: General Gaid Salah, the Algerian military chief who has taken over the leadership of the...
Chaos and insecurity in the Sahel
May 25, 2019 - Jihadists are scoring gains in the Sahel, defying efforts by five countries in the fragile region to...
The aggressive meddling of UAE and Saudi rulers in other countries’ affairs
May 24, 2019 - Turkey and Qatar risk losing geopolitical influence due to turmoil in Libya and Sudan, as regional...
New Sudan ruler visits Egypt’s General Sisi
Cairo, May 25, 2019 (AFP) - The head of Sudan's ruling military council arrived in Cairo Saturday, an airport official...
Libya: Tripoli braces for a long war, Haftar wants no negotiations
May 26, 2019 - Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar, who is leading a military offensive against the UN-recognised...
Egypt unfreezes assets of Habib al-Adly, one of Mubarak’s most ruthless security chiefs
Cairo, May 26, 2019 - Egypt has unfrozen the assets of its Mubarak-era interior minister, who was acquitted on all...
Algeria: A funny election charade
Comments by Arezki Daoud | 26 May 2019 | The regime in Algeria that is trying to move the country into an unw anted...
Algeria: How General Gaid Salah has become the main obstacle in the stability of Algeria
Hear this article or download the MP3 file here General Gaid Salah is now the direct target of the popular movement....
Algeria: Despite peaceful nature of the protest movement, police intimidate and seek to escalate tension
Algiers, May 24, 2019 - Algerian police on Friday threw up a tight cordon around a key protest site, arresting dozens...
Libya: Death toll in battle for Tripoli exceeds 500, no break for civilians in Ramadan
Tripoli, May 21, 2019 (By Imed Lamloum) - Violent clashes raged Tuesday south of Tripoli, marking an uptick in...
Algeria: Police struggle to control the crowds in new Friday mass protest
Algiers, May 17, 2019 - Thousands of Algerians pushed through police tear gas in the capital Friday, to rally at the...
France’s Total to get Anadarko Africa’s assets: What are the challenges ahead?
The takeover of Anadarko by Occidental paves the way for France's Total to acquire Anadarko assets and projects in...
Deadlock in the Algerian crisis: the general vs. the people
The past days in Algeria were characterized by a continuation of the showdown between the anti-government protest...
Libya: Haftar follows Sarraj’s path, visits European leaders
Rome, May 16, 2019 - Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar, who has launched a military offensive against the UN-recognised...
Libya: Europe warns of escalating crisis in Libya, worried about more immigration
Brussels, May 13, 2019 - Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar's offensive against Tripoli represents a threat to...
Algeria: Defying the hardship of Ramadan and heat, the Algerian people return to the street to demand regime change
Opinion by Arezki Daoud: To their chagrin, the Algerian regime's hopes that the anti-government protest movement...
Algeria: Regime cracks down on the press, fires TV anchor for his positions
Algiers, May 9, 2019 - An Algerian state television presenter has been fired after slamming the media's role in...
General Sisi of Egypt confirms his support to Libyan warlord Haftar in his quest to destroy Tripoli
Cairo, May 9, 2019 - Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar was in Cairo on Thursday for the second time since he launched a...
Algeria: Central and local governments facing growing disobedience and rebellion, as social unrest escalates
The northwestern province of Sidi Bel Abbes is the mirror of what is occurring across the entire country as social...
The Libyan Solution Passes through Rome, via Moscow and Doha
Analysis by Alessandro Bruno: No country more than Italy – which faces both the prospect of another migrant wave and...
Algeria: Fasting month of Ramadan not slowing anti-government protests
Algiers, May 7, 2019 - Thousands of Algerian students joined the first rally of Ramadan on Tuesday, pressing on with...
Sahel: Mali PM forms new government
Bamako, May 6, 2019 (AFP) - Mali's president has named a new government after its predecessor resigned last month amid...
Libya: Despite the start of Ramadan, warlord Haftar maintains his destruction of Tripoli
Tripoli, May 6, 2019 - Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar, who launched an offensive against Tripoli last month, has...
Libya: Fayez al-Sarraj to tour Europe to ask for support against warlord Haftar
Tripoli, May 6, 2019 - Libya's internationally recognised government said Monday its head Fayez al-Sarraj will tour...
Algeria: The events that led to the arrest of Saïd Bouteflika and two generals
The military investigating judge at the Blida military court on Sunday ordered the provisional detention of Athmane...
Algeria: Military court detains Bouteflika brother and two former Intelligence chiefs
Opinion by Arezki Daoud: Three notorious figures of the Bouteflika regime, men who can easily be identified as...
Podcast: North Africa stability brief. Week ending 28 April 2019
MEA Risk's Arezki Daoud reviews the major political and security highlights that took place in North Africa for the...
Libya: Lawmakers slam Haftar’s assault on Tripoli
Tripoli, May 2, 2019 (AFP) - Dozens of Libyan lawmakers supporting the internationally-recognised government on...
Sahel: Political stakeholders in Mali agree on how to forme new government, but tough road ahead
Opinion by Arezki Daoud: As there seems to be a consensus among the stakeholders of the Malian political...
Egypt: Trump’s gift to General Sisi, naming Muslim Brotherhood a terror organization
Washington, April 30, 2019 - President Donald Trump is considering placing the Muslim Brotherhood on a US blacklist...
Libya: Hundreds killed, scores wounded in Tripoli offensive
Espiaa, Libya, April 30, 2019 (By Simon Valmary) - Plumes of smoke rise from the plain south of Libya's capital as...
Algeria: Former PM and head of ruling RND party Ahmed Ouyahia faces court over graft
Algiers, April 30, 2019 - Former Algerian prime minister Ahmed Ouyahia was questioned on Tuesday in a widening...
Algeria: Graft court questions Finance Minister Mohamed Loukal
Algiers, April 29, 2019 - By Abdellah Cheballah: Algerian Finance Minister Mohamed Loukal was questioned Monday in a...
Algeria: Former police chief General Hamel summoned by court in corruption case
Algiers, April 28, 2019 - A former Algerian police chief once considered a pillar of the regime of ousted president...
Algeria: Tenth consecutive Friday of protest, pressure on regime maintained
Algiers, April 26, 2019 - Algerian protesters vowed Friday to keep up the pressure on the regime left behind by...
Algeria: Defense chief overshadows Interim President, takes center-stage in determining country’s future ($)
The political crisis in Algeria intensified this week with the judiciary taking exceptional steps to investigate and...
Algerian Islamist leader Abassi Madani dies in Qatar
Algiers, April 24, 2019 (AFP) - The founder of an outlawed Algerian opposition party that pushed for the creation of...
Libya: France accused of complicity in the Libyan crisis, Paris denies
Paris, April 24, 2019 - Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj, head of the internationally-recognised government in...
Algeria/Brief: CEO of Sonatrach fired
Abdelmoumen Ould Kaddour, the Chief Executive of Sonatrach has just been fired. Interim president of the Algerian...