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Burkinabe junta leader prioritizes security over elections, plans constitutional changes

Burkina Faso’s junta leader Captain Ibrahim Traore, who came to power in a 2022 coup, has said that elections in the country are “not a priority” compared to “security,” despite the military leadership’s earlier pledges to return to democracy with presidential elections by July 2024. “It’s not a priority, I’ll tell you that clearly, it’s […]

Tunisia: Inflation to top 10 % in 2023, deepening economic & political crises

Inflation will continue to soar in Tunisia reaching 10.5 pc in 2023 against 8.3 pc expected in 2022 deepening further the economic and political crisis rocking this country. The announcement of the inflation projection was made by Tunisian economy minister Samir Saeed at a press conference. “2023 will be a difficult year”, said the minister, […]

Algeria squanders gas wealth to buy social peace, fatten army

Algeria is about to approve the largest budget in its history and in Africa, most of it dedicated to maintain cash-handouts on which its social peace depends and increase spending on the army. Some 125 billion dollars will be budgeted by the government this year, as the country lacks any significant investment or economic project […]