By Arezki Daoud: Leaders of Francophone Africa are in state of panic following a series of coups that toppled their...
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How Sudan is imploding
War and hunger threaten to "consume" all of Sudan, where hundreds of thousands of malnourished children are at risk of...
Egypt releases political activist Ahmed Douma
Egyptian activist Ahmed Douma, a leading figure in the country's 2011 uprising who has spent the past decade behind...
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...
Libya: The unlikely return of peace with Haftar and Serraj in the driving seat
The North Africa Journal- July 27, 2017: By Arezki Daoud: Two Libyan leaders, UN-backed, Tripoli-based Prime Minister...
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...
Egypt: Militants challenge state of emergency, kill 23 soldiers in third attack this week
The North Africa Journal- July 7, 2017: At least 40 insurgents and 23 Egyptian soldiers were killed in a suicide bomb...
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...
How Egypt is escalating the war against its own people: the dark road ahead
The North Africa Journal: June 12, 2017: President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi has always argued that the fight against...
Libya: Shifting sands in the militia and insurgency movements
The North Africa Journal - June 12, 2017: Tracking and understanding the various militias and insurgent groups...
North Africans boost security measures to prevent cheating in baccalaureate exam
The North Africa Journal: June 9, 2017: If you ask any high school student in the Maghreb to list their biggest...
Italy’s dangerous bet that Libya would help contain migration flows
The North Africa Journal: June 9, 2017: Italy is naturally troubled by the massive inflow of migrants from Africa and...
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...
Fresh violence in Egypt, 28 civilians and four security personnel killed in two days
The North Africa Journal- May 26, 2017: Using automatic weapons, attackers opened fire on two buses traveling to the...
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...
Egypt: From military-insurgents confrontation, Sinai conflict shifts to civil war
The North Africa Journal - May 17, 2017: The crisis in the Sinai Peninsula is now spreading both geographically and in...
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...
Global Affairs: Saudi power struggle could destabilize the entire Middle East
By Dr. Cyril Widdershoven*: Political instability in Saudi Arabia is growing as King Salman bin Abdulaziz begins to...
After failing to make its case against Goldman Sachs, Libya’s sovereign wealth fund takes Société Générale to court
The North Africa Journal - May 4, 2017: The Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) is back to the UK to sue the French...
Uncertainty over Italy’s renewal of key gas deal with Algeria
The North Africa Journal - May 4, 2017: Since the beginning of the year, Italy has been sending mix signals about the...
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...
Despite economic hardship, defense spending in North Africa & Sahel on the rise
The North Africa Journal | April 27, 2017: Despite severe economic performances affecting the countries’ revenues,...
Algeria reinforces troops in southeast border, as crisis deepens in south Libya
The North Africa Journal - April 27, 2017: Although Algeria has been deploying more military assets along its western...
Tunisia’s female Jihadists
The North Africa Journal - April 24, 2017 - The Tunisian authorities and the general population remain highly...
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: Death toll reaches 49, as government declares state of emergency
The North Africa Journal - April 10, 2017 - President Abdel Fatah al-Sissi declared a three-months state of emergency...
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...
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...
How the ban on electronics in US/UK bound flights serves two purposes: annoy travelers and reduce airline competition
The North Africa Journal - March 21, 2017: The US imposed a ban on most electronics on flights from Morocco, Egypt,...
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. ...
Morocco: King Mohammed VI fires Prime Minister Benkirane
The North Africa Journal - March 15, 2017 - The Moroccan King, Mohamed VI has reportedly sacked Prime Minister...
Egypt: Russian troops in Egypt, near Libya border to help Haftar retake control of oil sites
The North Africa Journal - 14 March 2017 - An unidentified number of Russian troops is reported to have been deployed...
Egypt: Mubarak walks free
The North Africa Journal - March 13, 2017 - After six years in luxury confinement, the Egyptian Prosecutor has ordered...
How Egypt’s charm offensive abroad is in sharp contrast with its domestic politics
The North Africa Journal - March 8, 2017 - Egypt is working hard to fix its crumbling image abroad. Editorial after...
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...