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Poor governance, Insecurity hamper Algeria’s investment attraction plan

Algeria has launched a new strategy called the “new economic growth model” aiming to diversify the economy and draw more investments to compensate for the collapse in oil prices. Yet, poor governance, insecurity, vested interests and regime opacity cast doubt on the success of the strategy. In an article on Foreign Policy, Robert Looney, describes […]

President Tebboune confirms Algeria’s status as vassal state of Russia in North Africa

President Tebbboune has willingly thrown his country in the arms of Russia, confirming Algiers status as a satellite state of Moscow, in a move that will anger the West and probably draw sanctions on Algeria. Following months of swinging between France and Russia, Tebboune has officially hedged the Algerian wagon to the Russian train. Speaking […]

New anti-coronavirus restrictive measures to last 14 days

Morocco has decided Sunday night to shut down eight cities preventing exit and access, in a new restrictive measure that would last 14 days according to Health Minister Khaled Ait Taleb. On Sunday, the announcement was made six hours before the new lockdown of the cities with higher infections was implemented causing a rush and […]