The Franco-Algerian diplomatic relations are going through a turbulent period. The latest signs of discord between...
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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...
France’s decades-long military presence in Africa is winding down
France’s decades-long military presence in Africa is winding down as countries like Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire announce...
Morocco severs diplomatic ties with Iran over Polisario support
The North Africa Journal - May 2, 2018: Morocco will sever diplomatic ties with Iran over Tehran’s support for the...
Algeria: Presidency signals another term for Bouteflika as FLN endorses 2019 bid
The North Africa Journal - 9 April 2018: The possibility of President Bouteflika to run for another term is now...
Libya: Haftar seeks to degrade Chadian mercenaries in Southern Libya
The North Africa Journal- April 4, 2018: The air force controlled by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar has been targeting...
Morocco: More arrests in Jerada as population calls for tangible economic plan
The North Africa Journal - April 4, 2018: The end of March saw an uptick in arrests in the mining town of Jerada in...
Moroccan King fires junior ministers: leadership or scapegoating?
The North Africa Journal - November 3, 2017 - [Photo: State auditor Driss Jettou making case against ministers before...
Algeria-Morocco: Algeria’s top diplomat starts new feud with Morocco
The North Africa Journal - November 3, 2017 - Algeria’s top diplomat, Foreign Minister Abdelkader Messahel has shown...
Two Sahel nations take different paths to their constitutions: Mauritania changes it, Mali does not
The North Africa Journal- August 21, 2017- Two Sahel countries, Mauritania and Mali, have been preparing to amend...
Algeria: The oligarchs win, Prime Minister Tebboune fired and replaced by long-time Bouteflika supporter Ouyahia
The North Africa Journal- August 16, 2017- Ahmed Ouyahia, the Chief-of-Staff of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and the...
Morocco: King seeks to deflate criticism over the unrest in the north, blaming everyone but the monarchy
The North Africa Journal- August 10, 2017: After an easing of tension at the end of July, facilitated by the...
Algeria: Feud between Prime Minister and oligarchs exposes Algeria’s central problem: who is in charge?
The North Africa Journal- August 10, 2017: The Algerian political system has been witnessing a new feud in the open...
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China focuses on its military footprint in Africa, setting stage for new rivalry with West
The North Africa Journal - July 13, 2017: While the United States is scaling back its international positions amid a...
Oil exporters facing difficult outlook, watch for rising instability
The North Africa Journal- June 29, 2017 - By Arezki Daoud: The outlook for the oil market, from the perspective of...
Mali: Police disperse anti-referendum protest
Dozens of protesters have taken to the streets of Bamako to stage a march on 12 June to oppose the referendum on...
Mali: At least 30 dead in clashes between Tuareg groups in Kidal
The North Africa Journal- June 13, 2017: Threat tracking and assessment company MEA Risk says at least 30 Tuareg...
Morocco risk outlook: difficult path to reconciliation in el-Hoceima, but it is not too late
The North Africa Journal: June 9, 2017: In a note to its clients, MEA Risk predicts that the Moroccan government is...
Morocco: Massive show of force as authorities confront public anger in Hoceima
The North Africa Journal - May 30, 2017: There have been intense clashes between demonstrators and the Moroccan...
Egypt’s tough balancing act: The contradictory task of ensuring social peace while delivering economic growth
The North Africa Journal - May 24, 2017 - Egyptian households are bracing of an extremely costly Ramadan season....
Explosive social unrest across the Maghreb region
The North Africa Journal - May 24, 2017 - The Maghreb countries of North Africa are facing an unprecedented level of...
Tunisia: Military called to protect industrial assets amid rising social unrest
The North Africa Journal | May 11, 2017: For the first time in the country’s history, the Tunisian government has...
Algerian elections: A vote of no confidence for an emperor without clothes
The North Africa Journal- May 11, 2017: In a short story published in 1837, Danish author Hans Christian Andersen...
The Algerian legislative elections: the results
The North Africa Journal - May 7, 2017: The Algerian ministry of interior says voter participation was 38.25% on 4...
Social and labor unrest escalates in Tunisia as the government is running out of ideas
Over the past weekend, the Tunisian central government dismissed two senior provincial officials in the restive...
As tension eases in Western Sahara conflict, the belligerents stick to their guns
The North Africa Journal - May 4, 2017: Fighters of the Polisario Front, who are seeking statehood in the Western...
Mauritania: Five political activists arrested
The North Africa Journal | April 26, 2016: Five members of the movement against constitutional revision proposed...
Algeria braces for voter apathy in May 4 legislative elections, low turnout expected
The North Africa Journal - April 23, 2017 - Campaigning for the legislative elections slated for 4 May 2017 in Algeria...
Egypt’s troubles escalate as terrorism undermines any recovery
The North Africa Journal - April 9, 2017 - At least 36 people were killed today (April 9, 2017) in two attacks against...
Libya: HoR devided over budget proposals (by MEA Risk)
MEA Risk: March 28, 2017- The Tobruk-based House of Representatives seem to be deeply divided about the budget...
Algeria: Government to propose bill on doctrinal deviation (By MEA Risk)
The minister of religious affairs, Mohammed Aissa, has announced that a draft bill targeting "doctrinal deviation" is...
Algeria: Ailing President appears on TV, but uncertainty persists
The North Africa Journal - March 22, 2017- Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika reappeared in a brief video...
Morocco: New Prime Minister likely to reduce PJD Islamist party role in government
The North Africa Journal - March 20, 2017 - After firing Abdelilah Benkirane, King Mohammed VI asked the PJD’s number...
Algeria: Major controversy over replacement of Sonatrach CEO
The North Africa Journal - March 20, 2017 - The CEO of the Algerian company Sonatrach is a very powerful man. ...
Libya: Eastern assembly (HoR) pulls out of political dialogue
The North Africa Journal - March 8, 2017 - The House of Representative’s (HoR) voted to suspend its involvement in the...
Women’s rights: one step forward, two steps back
The North Africa Journal - March 8, 2017 - Today, March 8, is International Women’s Day. It is a good time to take a...
Tunisia and Morocco looking for Africa markets for business and politics
The North Africa Journal: March 7, 2017- Two North African countries, Morocco and Tunisia, have been seeking...
New activity on the Western Sahara conflict, but no one knows where this is headed
The North Africa Journal - March 6, 2017 - The UN envoy to the Western Sahara Christopher Ross has handed over his...
Tunisia: Courts sentence ousted President Ben Ali and others in corruption cases
The North Africa Journal - March 6, 2017 - Former Tunisian strongman Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, currently exiled in and...
Labor Unions: Localized and segmented unions in North Africa seek better coordination
The North Africa Journal - Feb 21, 2017: Labor protests have been a major source of the heightened level of social...
Saudi Arabia-Tunisia: New honeymoon period in an uncharted territory
The North Africa Journal: Saudi Arabia is known for its efforts of pushing for its extreme Wahhabi agenda in North...
Algeria: Tensions deepen among the opposition over legislative elections
Tension between the opposition parties Jil Jadid (New Generation) and the Islamist-leaning Movement for Society and...