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Algerian press looks away from army-inflicted crises

Algeria’s once vibrant and critical media is now reduced to puppets whose strings are pulled by the military regime, relaying propaganda and fake news unchecked to divert the attention of Algerians. The demise of Algerian media started with co-option under Bouteflika’s long rule to repression under the couple Chengriha-Tebboune. Unemployment, the shortage of basic commodities, […]

Morocco’s 2023 GDP rises to $146 billion- statistics agency

Morocco’s 2023 gross domestic product grew to $146 billion, after posting a more than expected growth rate at 3.4%, despite the impact of drought and inflation, the statistics agency, HCP, said. The performance came on the back of a growth in non-agricultural activity by 3.5% and a 1.4% growth in the farming sector, as lack […]

Lacking tangible achievements, Tebboune hides behind Bouteflika’s projects

As he prepares for a second term, the civilian façade of the Algerian military regime Abdelmedjid Tebboune continues to re-inaugurate projects launched by his predecessor as he has made no tangible achievements. He re-inaugurated the Mosque of Algiers which his predecessor did not live to see, and which continues to be closed to worshippers despite […]