The Algerian government, the civilian façade of the military regime, has ordered the prohibition of strikes by all labor unions in the latest blow to civil liberties in the country. Prime minister Aïmene Benabderrahmane has made public an anti-constitutional decree that bans striking across the public sector and the tiny private sector in the state-dominated […]
UN Sahara envoy Staffan de Mistura met Friday with U.S. senior advisor for Africa Massad Boulos who reiterated the clear U.S. position affirming that “genuine autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty is the only feasible solution” for the Sahara. “We also discussed MINURSO’s stabilizing role and paths to regional peace”, said Mr. Boulos in post on his […]
Several civil society groups and political parties regrouped under the banner of “Civilian Forum for Change” have appointed 13 personalities among whom two former Prime Ministers, to negotiate with the regime a way out of the political crisis that has gripped the North African country since February. The 13-member committee includes former Premiers Mouloud […]
