Burundi: Main opposition picks presidential flagbearer

Burundi’s main opposition party, the National Congress for Liberty, known by its French acronym CNL, on Sunday picked the current chairman of the National Assembly, Agathon Rwasa, as its candidate in the presidential election in May.   The 65-year-old candidate fought in Burundi’s civil war, as did current President Pierre Nkurunziza.   “As we are […]

Morocco to allow foreigners access upon hotel reservation

Moroccan tourism operators have received a boon after Moroccan authorities gave access to foreigners upon hotel reservation or invitation from a Moroccan enterprise. Foreign visitors should, however, have been tested negative for the coronavirus, which has caused a crisis in Morocco’s vital tourism sector. Morocco has allowed special flights for its nationals and foreign legal […]

Why Algeria’s diplomacy is in decline

Algeria’s voice internationally has become inaudible as men in uniform steer an Algerian diplomacy in disarray, suffering a series of setbacks in recent years that deepened the country’s isolation regionally and globally. Since 2019 when general Chengriha took power- ruling behind a thin civilian curtain represented by civilian President Tebboune- a “new Algeria” was declared […]