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Libya: The king is dead, long live the kingF

Opinion  by Arezki Daoud: Pardon me if I am not convinced that Libya's eastern leaders have any interest in the rule of law and in the well-being of their people. We've seen this scenario many times in history and in the modern era, it usually does not end well. An...
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Six more years: Egypt’s al-Sisi gets “reelected” with “nearly 90%” of the vote as the economy faces freefallF

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has won a third term with 89.6 percent of the vote in the Arab world's most populous nation, the national election authority said Monday. The outcome of the December 10-12 poll was widely expected after the former army chief with...
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Rising Storms: The Pact Uniting Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger Against Jihadists and IsolationF

The military rulers of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have banded together in a joint defence pact to fight jihadists and present a united political front in their declared aim to restore sovereignty. Against a backdrop of a bloody jihadist insurgency in West Africa's...
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Algeria fires CEO of energy giant SonatrachF

Corruption and Politics: By Arezki Daoud:  Oil company Sonatrach is once again going through turmoil. This week, CEO Hakkar has been fired, in a case that sees business intersects with politics. As Algeria prepares for a presidential election in 2024, the various...
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