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‘Algeria ripe for Collapse’ warns The American Enterprise Institute

Algeria, lacking genuine reforms and unwilling to break away with its rentier state model of over-reliance on gas, faces dire consequences that may threaten its stability and security, warned the US public policy think tank, The American Enterprise Institute. “Algeria today looks strikingly similar to Libya, Tunisia, and Egypt in 2010. With high youth unemployment, […]

AU: Morocco calls for creation of platform of African experts to fight Epidemics

Morocco on Thursday called for the establishment of a platform of African experts on epidemics to consolidate the continent’s response to future health challenges. The call was launched by Morocco’s permanent representative to the African Union and to the UNECA, Mohamed Arrouchi, during a meeting of the AU Committee of Permanent Representatives devoted to discussing […]

Liberia sets up court to investigate civil war crimes

The Liberian senate has approved the setting up of a special court that investigates crimes by warlords during the country’s civil war. The Liberian civil war erupted in 1989 when Charles Taylor, leading the National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL), invaded Liberia from neighboring Côte d’Ivoire through Nimba County, triggering one of the most deadly […]