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Tunisian PM Jebali Resigns: a Case of "Should I Stay or Should I Go."

The North Africa Journal | By Arezki Daoud | Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali is calling it quit. Having failed to form a neutral technocratic cabinet as he promised following the assassination of...

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JCP Islamist Party Seeks Way out of Coalition Government in Libya

The North Africa Journal | While their peers are accused of having too much power in Tunisia, the Islamists in Libya think they don’t have enough of it. The religious-leaning Justice and Construction...

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What’s in a Name?

The North Africa Journal | By Arezki Daoud | I chuckle, often in admiration, when I hear some interesting names that defy mainstream. Former World Cup alpine ski racer Picabo Street comes to mind, but...

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North Africa’s Troubles: The Gift that Keeps on Giving

The North Africa Journal | By Arezki Daoud | North Africa is in an accelerated downward spiral, and the bottom is nowhere near. All indicators, whether they are economic, political, and social point...

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ENI-Saipem Hit by Corruption Scandal on Algeria Business

The North Africa Journal | Italian oil and gas industry contractor Saipem is embroiled in a corruption scandal in its Algeria operation that forced the resignation of its veteran CEO Pietro Franco...

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Algerian Government Ministers Implicated in Corruption Cases: All Eyes on...

The murky nature of Algerian politics and lack of transparency mean that the country is suffering from a major credibility and accountability deficit that is allowing many of its top leaders to abuse...

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The Political Angle of a Stalled Moroccan Economy

The North Africa Journal | Skeptics of the Islamist PJD party’s role and position in government and its political enemies are rejoicing to the news that a little more than a year after taking the Prime...

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ArcelorMittal Site in Algeria Headed Toward Nationalization

The North Africa Journal | Steel giant ArcelorMittal may be given a lifeline and a gift of sort by the Algerian government. The company is reported to be wanting the Algerian government to acquire an...

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Qatar's Dangerous and Murky Game in West Africa

The North Africa Journal | Qatar is not a stranger in nations where strange things are happening. Like Saudi Arabia, it is almost everywhere where civil wars, internal conflicts and crises are...

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The Jihadists in Africa's Sahel Zone: Expect More of the Same Despite Cleanup...

The North Africa Journal | By Arezki Daoud | Many observers of the military intervention in Mali are praising the Franco-African troops for what they already consider a guaranteed victory. Although a...

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Back from the Dead: Belmokhtar Launches Daring Attacks in the Sahel, Warns of...

The North Africa Journal | The Chadian government has once again shown that it has no credibility. Its President, Idriss Deby, and its military leadship have made so much noise about the death of the...

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Participatory Governance in Morocco: Towards Enhanced Engagement of the Diaspora

By Leila Hanafi: As part of Minister Abdellatif Mazouz, Minister Delegate to the Head of Government in charge of Moroccans living abroad, official visit to the United States in June 2013, the George...

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US Troops Deployed in the Amchach Military Base in North Mali

The North Africa Journal | News | American soldiers are reported to have been deployed in the Amchach military base located near Tassalit in the northern-most section of the west African nation of...

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Algeria to Beef Up Security in Oil Fields

The North Africa Journal: Recognizing the increase risk in and around oil and gas fields, the Algerian government is planning to strengthen security in these key economic infrastructures.

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Ineptitude and Rampant Corruption in Government Fuel Conflicts in Mali

For decades, the reckless and often racist behavior of the government in Bamako has been fueling the conflict with the Touareg tribes of the north. Lack of economic opportunity in the Touareg land...

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ArcelorMittal Site in Algeria Headed Toward Nationalization

The North Africa Journal | Steel giant ArcelorMittal may be given a lifeline and a gift of sort by the Algerian government. The company is reported to be wanting the Algerian government to acquire an...

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Qatar's Dangerous and Murky Game in West Africa

The North Africa Journal | Qatar is not a stranger in nations where strange things are happening. Like Saudi Arabia, it is almost everywhere where civil wars, internal conflicts and crises are...

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US Troops Deployed in the Amchach Military Base in North Mali

The North Africa Journal | News | American soldiers are reported to have been deployed in the Amchach military base located near Tassalit in the northern-most section of the west African nation of...

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Sonelgaz Rocked by Corruption Scandal, Reports US$ 1 Billion Loss

The North Africa Journal | The distribution of electricity and natural gas in Algeria is the domain of state-owned company Sonelgaz, which, just like sister company Sonatrach, is now at the center of a...

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Persistent Insecurity in North Africa, Wherever You Look

The North Africa Journal | By Arezki Daoud | As warned, the ongoing, and easily predictable political evolution of North Africa and the Sahel was inevitably leading to a substantial security erosion....

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