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Algeria bent on buying social peace at expense of undermining economy

Algeria’s 2024 budget confirms the country is bent on maintaining a model of rent distribution to buy social peace, wherein the state continues to use oil and gas money in non-productive spending while shunning reforms that could put the economy on a competitive track conducive to a welfare state. Buying social peace by bolstering wages […]

Angola on Way to Leave pro-Polisario Camp

Angola, one of the last few countries in the continent to maintain ties with the Polisario separatist militias, is on course to join its voice to the bulk of African countries supporting Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty over its southern territories, the Sahara. The talks King Mohammed VI held Wednesday with Angolan President Joao Lourenço […]

Libya: CDA meets in Oman to draft Libyan constitution

The Libyan Constitutional Drafting Assembly (CDA) started a three day working session in Oman on Saturday to outline the final draft of the country’s constitution to end the war in the North African country. 56 of the CDA 60 members were reportedly present at the opening meeting attended by special envoy Martin Kobler, representatives of […]