UN peacekeepers in Mali announced Monday their pullout has started from two camps in the tense Kidal region, opening a...
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Algeria fires CEO of energy giant Sonatrach
Corruption and Politics: By Arezki Daoud: Oil company Sonatrach is once again going through turmoil. This week, CEO...
Egypt: Sisi wants to be reelected ASAP, before switch to flexible exchange rate that could exacerbate social tensions
Egypt will hold a presidential vote on December 10-12, the election authority said Monday, with the winner to be...
Algeria protests shift to the next phase of nationwide strike, as regime ponders what to do
(Audio version above, on iTunes, and on Android, on YouTube, or download MP3) - Opinion by Arezki Daoud: 10 March...
Egypt’s Sisi frightened by Algerian protests, warns his people to not dare
Cairo, March 10, 2019 - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned Sunday against the dangers of protesting, in...
Algeria’s dangerous political gridlock
Algiers, Feb 28, 2019 - By Amal Belalloufi and Aymeric Vincenot: Mounting frustration at their ailing president's bid...
Algeria: With growing political unrest over fifth mandate for Bouteflika, regime operatives seek appeasement, avoid provocative language
There is a sense in the Algerian regime that the intensity of the current protests over President Bouteflika’s run for...
Algeria: Security chiefs issue threats against opposition, get blatantly involved in politics ($)
The North Africa Journal: February 19, 2019: “Enemies from within, ungrateful and those who feed on daydreams and...
Mali: The rise of Wahhabism in Mali
Bamako, Feb 10, 2019 - Mali's chief Muslim leaders on Sunday called for the resignation of Prime Minister Soumeylou...
Algerians brace for a ‘President for Life’
Algiers, Feb 10, 2019 - Algeria's ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is to seek a fifth term in April elections,...
Niger: US military to help Niger confront Boko Haram incursions and attacks
Niamey, Feb 4, 2019 - The United States turned over a communications and operations centre to the Niger army on Monday...
Egypt: Al Sisi, President for Life
Cairo, Feb 3, 2019 - Egyptian lawmakers on Sunday tabled proposed constitutional changes that would allow President...
Trade: Concerns over the flooding of Turkish products into Morocco ($)
Turkish businesses are extremely competitive, with high-quality products and low prices. Despite efforts from the...
Algeria: Energy officials signal willingness to reduce subsidies
Minister of Energy, Mustapha Guitouni, noted the desire of his department to target the subsidy of electricity prices,...
UN conflict resolution technique: more conferences, and another one on the Western Sahara
By Arezki Daoud - 30 January 2019: The UN does a lot of good things, including humanitarian support to people in...
Tunisia: Presidential election takes center stage in Tunisia
Tunis, Jan 30, 2019 - Election fever is sweeping Tunisia well ahead of parliamentary and presidential polls set for...
Tunisia: President warns of alliance between Prime Minister and Islamist party
Tunis, Jan 29, 2019 - Tunisia's president on Tuesday accused the prime minister of seeking power through a secret deal...
Algeria’s presidential election: and now the big circus
The North Africa Journal - January 24, 2019: President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has convened the electoral committee last...
Algeria: More discoveries of war-grade weapons in southern provinces, two insurgents killed
The North Africa Journal: Threat and security assessment and tracking company MEA Risk LLC said the Algerian...
Tunisia: Emboldened after big strike, union chief puts pressure on government, threatens another strike
Tunis, Jan 23, 2019 - Tunisia's powerful UGTT trade union confederation, locked in a dispute with the government over...
Algeria: Unknown retired general Ali Ghediri to run for president
Algiers, Jan 19, 2019 - A retired Algerian general on Saturday became the first candidate to announce a run for...
Tunisia’s unfinished revolution ($)
For most Tunisians, the proliferation of road closures, sit-ins and suicide attempts, are evidence of a jasmine...
Libya: Southwest Libya braces for more violence as Haftar prepares to bomb insurgent positions
Jan 16, 2019 - The forces of Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar on Wednesday announced a military operation to "purge" ...
Libya: Tripoli authority on the brink as its leader faces uncertain future ($)
The North Africa Journal: The head of the Libyan Presidential Council, Fayez Al Sarraj, has never appeared so...
Tunisia’s youths disillusioned with outcome of jasmine revolution
Douar Hicher, Tunisia, Jan 13, 2019 - Young Tunisians say the revolution they staged eight years ago to oust their...
Violence in Algeria’s football world
Algiers, Jan 13, 2019 - More than 300 people were injured in football-related violence during the first four months of...
Algeria wants Berber mausoleums from antiquity as UNESCO World Heritage site
Tiaret, Algeria, Jan 14, 2019 - Dating back centuries, Algeria's pyramid tombs are unique relics of an ancient era but...
Eastern Mediterranean countries to boost energy ties
Cairo, Jan 14, 2019 - Eastern Mediterranean countries including Egypt and Israel agreed on Monday to boost energy ties...
Libya: Thousands of people detained in prisons with little government control
United Nations, United States, Jan 10, 2019 - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is urging the Libyan government to...
Libya: Bulgaria investigates alleged illegal sale of Libyan tanker, as Libya orders seizure of Bulgarian ships
Sofia, Jan 11, 2019 - Prosecutors in Bulgaria on Friday opened an investigation into the alleged illegal sale of a...
Libya: Belgium and the fueling of illegal arms market and human trafficking ($)
Up to 5 billion euros belonging to the Libyan Investment Authority have vanished from Belgian banks. On 30 October,...
Egypt: Activist Ahmed Douma gets 15 years in prison
Cairo, Jan 9, 2019 - A leading figure in Egypt's 2011 revolution [see profile here] was handed 15 years in prison on...
Morocco: The closing of the deadly mines of Jerada
Rabat, Jan 9, 2019 - Moroccan authorities closed 2,000 illegal mineshafts last year in Jerada, an impoverished former...
Tunisia: Four Jihadists sentenced to death for beheading of shepherd
Tunis, Jan 9, 2019 - A Tunisian court has convicted dozens of jihadists over the 2015 murder of a teenage shepherd,...
Algeria’s former and current military chiefs dragged into political infighting
The North Africa Journal - January 9, 2019: The uncertainty over the presidential election in Algeria has created new...
Morocco: Killing of two tourists prompts Western authorities to caution their citizens when traveling to Morocco
Morocco has long been one of the most sheltered areas in North Africa from terror activity, largely due to the...
Algeria’s diplomatic friction with France and Switzerland
The North Africa Journal - November 19, 2018: Algeria is having some diplomatic kerfuffle with France and Switzerland...
Morocco: New test of allegiance to Saudi Arabia
The North Africa Journal - November 19, 2018: In an article posted on November 4, 2018, the Washington Post reported...
Libya: The failed Palermo conference- just another meeting to agree to meet again
The North Africa Journal | Nov 15, 2018: [Photo: Gen. Haftar gets rock star reception] -- By organizing the Palermo...
Algeria’s other military campaigns
The North Africa Journal - 8 November 2018: MEA Risk LLC says that for the period of 1 to 7 November 2018, there were...
Tunisia’s Prime Minister seeks greater autonomy from President in leadership tussle
The North Africa Journal - Nov 8, 2018: Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed announced on Monday evening a...
King of Morocco proposes direct talks with Algeria: Unlikely to happen this year
The North Africa Journal - Nov 8, 2018: The fate of the contested Western Sahara territory and a regional leadership...
Morocco: Imprisoned for “insulting the flag”
The North Africa Journal: 18 October 2018 - North African governments appear to have zero tolerance toward criticism. ...