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Algeria sues French media M6 for Hirak reportage

Algeria’s ministry of communication announced Wednesday it lodged a complaint against French media M6, it accused of clandestine activities in the oil-rich country following the release on Sunday of a reportage on popular anti-regime popular protests.   “The ministry of communication has this Wednesday lodged complaint for the production of the broadcast in Algeria, without […]

Coronavirus deepens Algeria’s economic malaise

The African Development Bank said the Algerian economy is the third worst hit in Africa at a time the country faces a multipronged political, economic and social crisis worsened by lack of political reforms. The bank said the contraction of the Algerian GDP by at least 6.4% this year was due to its heavy dependence […]

Libya: Oil fields closed and exports suspended by Eastern Authorities

Authorities in Eastern Libya announced on Monday, August 26, 2024, the closure of all oil fields and terminals and halted exports indefinitely amid a severe political crisis with the UN-recognized government in Tripoli. This move comes in response to Tripoli’s takeover of the Central Bank and the replacement of its governor, Al Siddik al Kabir, […]