How important has been the role that social media have played in the Arab Spring uprisings and the subsequent democratic transformation affecting the North African region? This is a question that has been hotly contested in both policy-making and academic circles essentially ever since a Tunisian fruit vendor’s act of self-immolation swiftly wreaked havoc with […]
Reports from Algeria claim that Egypt has received in the last few days a 53,000 tons shipment of gas from Algeria in a move to ease its energy demands. The shipment is part of a negotiated deal brokered between the Egyptian government and the Algerian petroleum company SONATRACH for the increment of butane gas imports […]
The Republic of Guinea has joined the ranks of countries commending Morocco’s “innovation capacity” and “diplomatic dexterity” following the Kingdom’s initiative to convene informal consultations with Guinea, Burkina Faso, Gabon, Mali, Niger, and Sudan as part of Morocco’s Chairmanship of the African Union’s Peace and Security Council (AU-PSC). In an official letter addressed to Morocco’s […]
