Libya Inching towards Civil War: Scores Killed in Beghazi

A car bomb attack at the Libyan army academy killed at least eight people and wounded more than twelve in the Libyan city of Benghazi in the east of the country on Monday (March 17). Insecurity and instability in Benghazi is a side-effect of the efforts of the weak ruling government to handle armed groups, […]

Morocco’s Labor Market Has a Hidden Problem: The Activity Rate Has Been Falling for 25 Years

A detailed data analysis published Wednesday by Medias24 news outlet exposes a structural dimension of Morocco’s labor market that rarely features in public policy debate: the activity rate — the share of the working-age population that is either employed or actively seeking work — has fallen continuously for a quarter century, from 54.5 percent in […]

European Parliament examines human rights abuses in Algeria

After several human rights watchdogs denounced the recurrent violations of human rights and harassment of activists and journalists in Algeria, the European Parliament is set to debate in emergency a resolution on the deterioration of freedoms in the North African country. The resolution was tabled by the centrist political groups, namely “Renew Europe” and “Socialists […]