Politics Bound

A protest movement in Mali has snowballed in just six weeks, shaking the presidency of Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and sparking fears for the fragile state's future. What are the causes of the crisis in the West African country and where could it lead? Were there warning...

Tunisia's prime minister quit Wednesday after less than five months in office, threatening fresh political deadlock as the North African nation battles the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. Elyes Fakhfakh's resignation came as a political row deepened...

Benghazi, Libya, July 14, 2020 - Libya's parliament has passed a motion authorising Egypt to intervene militarily if needed to safeguard the "national security" of both countries in light of what it termed a Turkish "occupation". The eastern-based legislature backs...

Algiers, July 14, 2020 - An Algerian appeals court Tuesday reduced a journalist's jail term to 15 months over Facebook posts deemed to support anti-government protests, his lawyer said. Djamel Toubal, 47, had been sentenced on June 18 to a two-year prison term. "The...