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Week in Review Podcast: Covid-19 and the crises of Libya, Tunisia and MaliF

Posted On 17 July 2020

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In this brief podcast recorded on 17 July 2020, MEA Risk analyst Arezki Daoud provides an update on what we are seeing in North Africa and the Sahel. The region is experiencing tumultuous events as the summer evolves. At this stage, it is clear that the fall season is expected to be intense.  There were at least five major events and flashpoints that dominated the front pages of the news this week:

  • Covid-19 epidemic
  • The Libyan crisis
  • The Tunisian political crisis
  • The Malian crisis
  • The rising tension between Algeria and Morocco

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