In detail: Algerian political refugee Slimane Bouhafs was kidnapped in Tunisia and forcibly extradited. Amid mounting speculation, activists say this sets a worrying precedent for human rights after Kais Saied took power. Rights groups in Tunisia are demanding an explanation from the authorities on the mysterious kidnapping of Algerian political refugee Slimane Bouhafs and...
Read MoreIt is of paramount importance that we examine the political economy of energy transitions in our current context where the energy security of the Global North trumps the human rights and sovereignty of the peoples of the South and where priorities are dictated by the people of the South. The richest and most powerful...
Read MoreIn a little over a decade, the Maghreb has gone from a region of marked stability to a real pressure cooker. To the institutional collapse of the neighboring Sahel, we must add a serious internal political crisis in Tunisia, a state of cyclical civil war in Libya, and now also the serious deterioration of...
Read MoreAlgerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra blamed Moroccan leaders for being “responsible for repeated crises” and behavior that “led to conflict instead of integration” in North Africa after months of tension between two neighbors. Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra makes a gesture while reading a statement by the country’s president in Algiers, August 24, 2021....
Read MoreBennani restored the tradition of couscous habous following the death of his mother. At first he would bring a huge plate of couscous to the nearby mosque, but later offer it to visitors to the house. From now on, couscous dinners take place every Wednesday during academic periods. “I reintroduced couscous to create a...
Read MoreAAlgeria began three days of mourning on Thursday after 69 people were killed by forest fires that ravaged parts of the country. Meanwhile, in neighboring Tunisia, record temperatures have sparked fires that have so far engulfed around 3,000 hectares of forest, though no deaths have yet been recorded. Speaking Wednesday, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune...
Read MoreThe West’s silence on the situation in Tunisia shows its support for autocratic regimes, including those in Saudi Arabia and Egypt, which are backing the coup, former Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi said in a statement. article from El Mensajero. The former president of the European Commission added: “All of this has new question...
Read MoreAs the country’s health services crumble under increasing coronavirus cases, individuals and hospitals are seeking help from the diaspora in an effort to raise funds for essential medical equipment. Since May, Algeria has seen a more than 600% increase in cases of Covid-19, the more transmissible Delta variant, accounting for more than 70 percent...
Read MoreTunisian justice has opened an investigation into three political parties, including Ennahda and Heart of Tunisia, suspected of having received foreign funds during the 2019 election campaign, a judicial source said. Reuters. The investigation was opened on July 14, before President Kais Saied used emergency powers to sack the prime minister and freeze parliament,...
Read MoreThe Tunisian army this morning barred Parliament Speaker Rached Ghannouchi from entering Parliament, while President Kais Saied was seen celebrating his decision to freeze the government. Hours after Saied announced that he would freeze parliament and sack the government, Ghannouchi and several MPs walked towards the parliament building, but were prevented from entering by...
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