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Algeria: How and why military chief General Gaid Salah neutralizes his foesF

On Wednesday 13 November, Major-General Abderrazak Cherif was sentenced to 15 years in prison by the Blida military court for "illicit enrichment, trading in influence and breach of army instructions." This verdict shocked many observers and analysts knowledgeable on...
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How oil companies Total and ENI are being dragged into the Algerian political crisis, accused of supporting the regimeF

Europe has been silent about the political crisis unfolding in Algeria over the past nine months. In the eyes of the Algerian opposition and the public in general, such silence is sign of complicity with a military regime that has been committing human rights abuses....
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Algeria: Abdelmadjid Tebboune, General Gaid Salah’s favorite for next president, in troubleF

Former Prime Minister Abdelmadjid Tebboune, a close friend to General Gaid Salah, the head of the military, is facing extremely difficult challenges as he tries to convince his bosses in the military (not voters) that he should be Algeria’s next president. For a...
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Sahel: Counter-insurgency campaign intensifies in Burkina FasoF

On the Mali-Burkina border, Burkina Faso, Nov 25, 2019 (By Amaury HAUCHARD) - It was the heart of the forest and there, in a marsh, lay a carpet of water lilies, their delicacy unveiled in the dawn light. But the beauty belied the danger -- the Tofa Gala forest, on...
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