Egypt: Al-Sisi propelled to presidency by campaigners

Some Egyptians could be readying General Al-Sisi as the country’s next president after three campaigns supporting the cause kicked off. The General on the other hand has called for “quick political transition” in the interest of stability. Political pundits and figures believe that he stands a great chance to become the head of state despite […]

Algeria jails Tunisian tourist over social media post

Algerian authorities handed a one-year jail sentence to a 21-year-old Tunisian tourist after she complained on social media over harassment. In her social media post, Donia Guenni complained of harassment by a group of Algerian men and denounced the ill-treatment of the Algerian police. Her lawyer, said she was tried swiftly and sentenced to a […]

Algeria Resorts to Printing Press to Fix Budget Deficit

The Algerian government has resorted again to the printing press to inject in the market over 4,000 billion dinars, the equivalent of 20% of the country’s GDP, to deal with the 2018 budget deficit. The situation is likely to get worse in 2019, as the outlook for oil prices is rather pessimistic. Since 2014, economic […]