COVID-19: Algeria reopens step-by-step mosques, beaches…

Algeria decided Monday to gradually re-open mosques, beaches and gardens, closed since mid-March owing to covid-19 pandemic. The decision concerns only mosques capable of accommodating more than 1,000 worshippers who are also compelled to wear masks and observe social distancing. The country’s beaches and parks will now be accessible provided that citizens abide by the […]

The great escape from crisis-hit Algeria, from younger illegal migrants to generals

In a country where even teenagers risk their lives crossing the Mediterranean in search of freedom, the recent escape of a former Algerian intelligence chief by boat to Spain has rattled a regime mired in self-inflicted crises. General Abdelkader Haddad, alias “El Djinn”, is no ordinary fugitive. Once head of Algeria’s powerful internal security agency, […]

How to Attract FDI to Maghreb: Casablanca Financial City a la ‘Shenzhen’

When in January 2013 the chief of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde, attended the 5th international conference of finance ministers and central banks governors of the Maghreb countries, she talked about the necessity of boosting growth and employment within the region, while also reminding the distinguished audience that political issues still constitute a […]