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Algeria: Ailing President Bouteflika Set to Run for Fifth Term

As ridicule never killed anyone, ailing Abdelaziz Bouteflika will not quit the Algerian Presidency after his fourth term. Despite his health condition, which has confined him to a wheelchair, his inability to speak intelligibly in public or even meet visiting counterparts, Bouteflika is poised to run for a fifth term. That is what his henchman, […]

Tunisia: Parliament Adopts Anti-racism Law

Tunisia’s parliament on Tuesday adopted a law criminalizing racist speech, incitement to hatred and discrimination. The legislation was approved, after a lengthy debate, with 125 members of parliament voting for it, one against and five abstaining. The law was a response to the assault of an Ivorian on a Tunis street in July that triggered […]

King Mohammed VI Gives Substance to National Water Plan

Few days after announcing a €10.8 billion (115.4 billion MAD) national plan to meet Morocco’s increasing water needs over the next seven year, King Mohammed VI inaugurated a dam near Essaouira worth about €87 million (920 million dirhams). Built on Oued Ksoub, Moulay Abderrahmane dam, with a 65 million m3 capacity, will secure drinking water […]