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World Bank deplores Algeria’s denial of its bleak economic outlook

After a series of attacks by the Algerian government through its official media, the World Bank has responded in a well-thought statement that defended its latest data-based report warning on worsening poverty and economic conditions in Algeria. The official mouthpiece of the military regime in Algeria has published at least three articles in which it […]

Rabat to host African Migration Observatory

AU has responded positively to Morocco’s proposal of hosting a Pan-African observatory tasked with coordinating migration policies. The African Observatory for Migration and Development (OAMD) will be based in Rabat, Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita said on the sidelines of the 31st AU summit in the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott. King Mohammed VI, who was appointed by […]

Arab Spring and Burma Transitions: Different Societies but Same Hopes and Aspirations

The transitions away from authoritarian rule in North Africa and Burma (also known as Myanmar) have often been compared to one another, highlighting major challenges but also reasons for hope. When Aung San Suu Kyi, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and leader of Burmese opposition, addressed the Clinton Global Initiative Conference in New York in 2011, […]