Rached Ghannouchi hints at quitting Ennahdha’s leadership after solution to current crisis

Rached Ghannouchi, the leader of Tunisia’s major opposition party, said Wednesday he was ready to leave the leadership of the party only if there was any solution to the ongoing political crisis that has engulfed the North African country. In an interview with Turkish state-run news agency Anadolu, the Islamist leader said in the interest […]

Tunisia’s constitutional crisis escalates political event risk, dims economic reform prospects – Moody’s

“The absence of a constitutional court in Tunisia increases the risk of a prolonged political crisis, Moody’s Investors Service deemed in an issuer comment at the end of July, reports TAP news agency. This will further slow reform implementation upon which hinge disbursements under the umbrella of an envisioned new IMF loan agreement, according to […]

Algerian Authorities Fear Morocco’s Return to African Union

As the next African summit scheduled in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) in January 2017 draws closer, a summit during which Morocco is expected to rejoin the African Union, Algerian authorities are getting more and more nervous. They are already feeling the heat, knowing that they have no more room to play alone in the African court. […]