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US-Africa: Trump’s Travel Ban Could Extend to Nigeria

The Trump administration is poised to add several African countries, including Nigeria, to a US travel ban list.   According to local media, the White House is considering Tanzania, Eritrea, Sudan and Nigeria for the new travel restrictions, to coincide with the three-year anniversary of Trump’s original executive order, which targeted majority Muslim nations.   […]

Mauritania: Army Seizes Vehicle Hailing from Tindouf Camps Laden with Weapons

The Mauritanian army arrested this week some men and several weapons on board a four-wheel vehicle near Mauritania’s North-eastern borders with Algeria. The arrest took place just few days after Mauritanian authorities declared the borders with Algeria and Mali a military zone strictly forbidden to civilians. The decision was made amid the proliferation of terrorist […]

Algeria, among worst performers in world’s economic freedom ranking, Fraser Institute

Algeria continues to lag behind in economic freedom according to a 2019 World Economic Freedom report by Fraser Institute, which underscored the lack of reforms in the oil rich country. The Canadian Fraser Institute pointed out to the plummeting economic freedom in Algeria, which ranked 159 out of 169 surveyed countries. Algeria only outperformed three […]