Algeria: “A rotten regime saved, for now, by gas” – The Economist

The British magazine, The Ecomist, published recently a very critical story on the economic, political and social situation in Algeria that it described as dismal. “…Algeria’s economy and politics are both sclerotic, its leadership repressive yet feeble, its role in Africa and the Arab world self-regarding but unappreciated.” It is in these words that the […]

Religious Freedom: U.S. State Department to Add Algeria to its Special Watch List

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom has urged the U.S. Department of State to include Algeria on its Special Watch List for engaging and tolerating severe violations of religious freedom. In recent years, Algerian authorities have shown more hostility towards religious minorities, forcibly closing dozens of Protestant churches and prosecuting Ahmadiyya Muslims for gathering […]

Morocco plans to limit tomato exports to reduce prices

Morocco will put restrictions on the export of its tomatoes whose prices surged ahead of Ramadan, where demand on the vegetable increases as a main ingredient of the Moroccan cuisine, Moroccan media reported. The war in Ukraine has raised fears over global food protectionism as Russia halted wheat exports, Argentina banned export registrations for soybean […]