King Receiving Pope Francis March 2019

Algerian Authorities Can No Longer Buy Social Peace

Algerian authorities have no longer the financial resources to buy social peace, hence cracks are appearing in the oil-producing country, says Belgian daily newspaper Le Soir in an analysis on the latest riots rocking Algeria. “The opacity of the system that governs Algerians since independence in 1962 has further thickened with the illness of their […]

Algeria to Scrap Gasoline Subsidies in 2019

Battered by the oil price slump, Algeria will abolish gasoline subsidies in 2019 as it continues to implement time-buying measures, including import restrictions and money printing. Finance Minister Abderrahmane Raouia confirmed the news to reporters saying that his government plans to undertake a subsidy reform in a bid to reduce the soaring budget deficit as […]

Tunisians go to the polls to decide over new Constitution

Voting centers in Tunisia have opened early today July 25 for a national referendum on a new Constitution pushed by incumbent President Kais Saied while opponents call for the process boycott. The electoral commission of the North African country (ISIE) has indicated that 9,278,541 including 348,876 in the diaspora, have registered for the process. The […]