Mali’s junta and Canadian gold mining firm Barrick Gold went back to the negotiating table to find a compromise in...
Politics Bound
France’s decades-long military presence in Africa is winding down
France’s decades-long military presence in Africa is winding down as countries like Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire announce...
While the Sahel Faces Worsening Security Climate, Juntas Leverage Regional Integration to Consolidate Power
The demise of the Bachar Al-Assad regime in Syria is giving the Sahelian juntas of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso second...
Algeria: Mourad Medelci, Constitutional Council Chief and ally of the President, dies of illeness
The president of the Constitutional Council of Algeria, Mourad Medelci, 76, died early on 28 January after battling...
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: Leader of Islamist MSP party to run in presidential poll
Algiers, Jan 26, 2019 (AFP) - Algeria's main Islamist party, the Movement for the Society of Peace, said Saturday it...
Algeria: Courts review cases of jailed journalists
The North Africa Journal - 28 January 2019: Algerian courts have ordered the release of two journalists who were...
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...
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...
Libya militias agree to end clashes south of capital, 16 killed and scores wounded
Tripoli, Jan 21, 2019 - Rival Libyan militias agreed to a new ceasefire Monday aimed at halting nearly a week of...
Libya: UN still looking for more conferences that produce nothing
Commentary by Arezki Daoud: The United Nations and its envoy, Mr. Ghassan Salame have an interesting take on...
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...
Algeria: A presidential election without one single candidate
The North Africa Journal - By Arezki Daoud - 18 January 2019: This is the kind of stuff you only see in the Guinness...
Libya: Ten killed in Tripoli clashes
Tripoli, Jan 17, 2019 (AFP) - Two days of clashes between rival militias near Libya's capital Tripoli have left 10...
Tunisia: Union launches nationwide strike in the public sector
January 17, 2019: A public sector strike brought Tunisia to a standstill Thursday as workers heeded calls from a...
Tunisia’s unfinished revolution ($)
For most Tunisians, the proliferation of road closures, sit-ins and suicide attempts, are evidence of a jasmine...
Libya: Chaos and more deaths in Tripoli
The North Africa Journal with AFP – January 16, 2919: Just as the UN warned against escalating violence in the Libyan...
Libya: Tripoli authority on the brink as its leader faces uncertain future ($)
The North Africa Journal: The head of the Libyan Presidential Council, Fayez Al Sarraj, has never appeared so...
Libya to boycott Arab summit over attacks on flag
Tripoli, Jan 14, 2019 - Libya's internationally recognised government said Monday it will boycott an Arab economic...
Tunisia’s president sued for abuse of power
Tunis, Jan 15, 2019 - Anti-corruption campaigners have filed a lawsuit accusing Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi...
Tunisia braces for labor strike
Tunis, Jan 14, 2019 - Tunisia's powerful UGTT trade union on Monday called for a strike as the country, grappling with...
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...
Chad’s president sacks two ministers likely over oil field licensing deal
N'Djamena, Jan 11, 2019 (AFP) - Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno has sacked two members of his cabinet, including...
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...
Profile: Ahmed Douma, Egyptian Political Activist and Blogger
A leading figure in Egypt's 2011 revolution was handed 15 years in prison on Wednesday after a retrial, a judicial...
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...
Algeria’s illegal migration problem and “national security.”
Algiers, Jan 4, 2019 (AFP) - Algeria's interior ministry on Friday defended moves to expel dozens of migrants as a...
Mali: Ethnic conflicts worsen instability in Mali
Bamako, Jan 4, 2019 (AFP) - Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on Friday visited the graves of 37 villagers...
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...
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...
Algeria: Movement against reelection of Bouteflika makes waves after police disrupt first protest
The North Africa Journal - August 16, 2018 - By Hakim Briki: Mouwatana, a movement created in June 2018 to dissuade...
Restive southeast Tunisia struggles with economic despair
The North Africa Journal - May 31, 2018: Economic Brief: A parliamentary report released this week in Tunisia caught...
Violence escalates in the Sahel, surge of communal conflicts
The North Africa Journal - May 31, 2018: Violence in Mali continues to escalate, making dozens of deaths, including...
Algeria: More insurgents surrender as military renews call for amnesty, says MEA Risk
The North Africa Journal: May 17, 2018: MEA Risk LLC reports that four more Islamic insurgents surrendered to the army...
Morocco severs diplomatic ties with Iran over Polisario support
The North Africa Journal - May 2, 2018: Morocco will sever diplomatic ties with Iran over Tehran’s support for the...
Algeria: Presidency signals another term for Bouteflika as FLN endorses 2019 bid
The North Africa Journal - 9 April 2018: The possibility of President Bouteflika to run for another term is now...
Libya: Haftar seeks to degrade Chadian mercenaries in Southern Libya
The North Africa Journal- April 4, 2018: The air force controlled by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar has been targeting...
Morocco: More arrests in Jerada as population calls for tangible economic plan
The North Africa Journal - April 4, 2018: The end of March saw an uptick in arrests in the mining town of Jerada in...