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Algeria’s restive south decries decades of state marginalization – Carnegie

Algeria’s resource rich south is boiling! From Ghardaia to Ain Saleh and recently Ouargla people have taken to the streets, escalated protests demanding a fair redistribution of the country’s gas and oil wealth, much of it is located in their territories. Recent protests in Ouargla in particular were shocking. Images on Algerian social media showed […]

Tunisian court hands capital punishments to five following 2020 deadly tribal confrontations

The court of First Instance of the coastal city of Gabes, condemned Wednesday five people to capital punishments, a sixth person to life imprisonment, all of them charged with premeditated murder and possession of a firearm without a permit during a 2020 confrontation between two tribes in Ain skhouna, South of Tunisia. December 12, 2020, […]

Algerian army kills Mauritanian gold miner

The Algerian army Sunday killed a Mauritanian gold miner and wounded another one after six vehicles crossed into Algerian territory to prospect for gold. A joint statement by the Mauritanian interior and foreign ministries relayed by state-run news agency indicated that the Algerian army opened fired on Sunday morning on “a convoy of surface gold […]