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Libya: UN Security Council debates over ceasefire while Tripoli crumblesF

Tripoli, April 17, 2019 - The death toll from rocket fire on the Libyan capital Tripoli, blamed by the UN-recognised government on strongman Khalifa Haftar, climbed to six on Wednesday as thousands more civilians fled the violence. The latest bombing came as world...
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Algeria: The Algiers mosque, symbol of the misguided vision of a leader that destroyed his countryF

Algiers, April 15, 2019 - Algeria's Abdelaziz Bouteflika may be gone, but his unfinished Great Mosque of Algiers looms large as a symbol of his 20-year reign and, many say, his megalomania. Built with the nation's vast oil wealth, the monument on the Bay of Algiers...
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Algeria resurrecting major graft probes as police raid Sonatrach and Public Works ministry and ban hundreds from leaving the countryF

The North Africa Journal - 11 April 2019 - On 7 April 2019, the Algerian security authorities established a new list of 378 individuals banned from the leaving the country.  This new list brings the total number of banned individuals to 540. The list includes former...
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Algeria: Major shake-up of the Algerian intelligence services underwayF

The North Africa Journal - 11 April 2019:  Several senior officers who directed various intelligence agencies during the last few years of President Bouteflika's reign have been dismissed, and there are many more to come.  The move is meant to purge the intelligence...
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