In Algeria a news article or investigation on the problems facing the exports of dates could lead to jail. This was the case of Belkacem Houam, a reporter with Echourouk who was sent behind bars for a story on the export ban of Deglet Nour dates. He is facing charges of undermining public order and […]
Algeria’s ruling party, the National Liberation Front (FLN), was taken by surprise Saturday as the party’s Secretary Amar Sadaani announced his resignation reportedly at the demand of the party’s long-standing president Abdel Aziz Bouteflika. His resignation, according to analysts, is a clear sign of friction between a group around President Bouteflika and a group of […]
Morocco’s Court of Auditors, led by former PM Driss Jetou, has issued a report drawing a diagnosis of the civil service while offering eleven recommendations to boost its effectiveness. The report was issued after King Mohammed VI gave scathing criticism in the Throne Speech last July of the underperforming civil service drawing a contrast between […]
