US delegation meeting with Khalifa Haftar

Morocco secures electricity supply, following Algeria’s decision not to renew Maghreb-Europe gas pipeline deal

The National Offices of Hydrocarbons and Electricity, ONHYM and ONEE, said in a joint statement Sunday evening that Morocco has secured continued supply of electricity, following a decision by Algeria not to renew the Maghreb- Europe gas pipeline agreement. to stop supplying gas to Morocco via   The pipeline used to cover about ten percent […]

Kais Saied’s Tunisia: a case study in democratic backsliding

Within a week two leading French papers shed light on the authoritarian drift suffered by Tunisia under the rule of Kais Saied. Both Jeune Afrique and Le Point listed facets of democratic backpedaling under a president who has also undermined Tunisia’s economic outlook Tunisia, once hailed as an Arab Spring’s democratic success story, is now […]

Chad: Army kills 1,000 Boko Haram fighters

The Chadian army neutralized about 1,000 Boko Haram fighters and lost 52 of its own soldiers in an operation launched 10 days ago. The operation codenamed “Operation Wrath of Bomo,” was launched after terrorists dealt the heaviest blow to the Chadian military after an assault killed over 90 soldiers. The offensive took place at Kelkoua […]