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Mauritania: AQIM announces execution of 3 spies “working” for Mauritania and France

Al-Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) announced in a video recording Tuesday the execution of three “spies” working for the Mauritanian and the French intelligence services, reports say. The group which has been battling the Mauritanian, Malian armies in the Sahel showed in the video recording entitled “traitors” it killed Cheikh Bay Ould Mohamed Ould Habib […]

Tires, coffee shortages in Algerian market underscore failing import restriction policies

Keen to save its hard currency reserves for tougher days, Algeria continues an unrelentless import restriction policy that resulted in severe shortages of key products with tires and coffee being the latest to join a long list of expensive and unavailable goods in the country. Transport unions have rung the alarm bell as to the […]

Algeria: Dozens of ex-soldiers stage protest near Tunisian border

Dozens of former Algerian soldiers have staged a sit-in protest near the Tunisian border to demand a pension increase amid soaring food prices and shortage of staple products fueling widespread popular discontent. These disgruntled ex-soldiers gathered near the borders to vent out their anger as all demonstrations against the military regime have been banned since […]