The Economist magazine described Morocco as a “budding success” in the region thanks to the political and economic reforms it has taken on the backdrop of the Arab Spring. “Morocco rode out the Arab spring better than most countries in the region. Big protests led to constitutional reforms and a relatively free and fair election […]
Libya’s rival factions agreed to appoint a new central bank governor after the former chief left the country under pressure from militias. The Libyan infighting between the West and East governments spilled over to the Central Bank last month forcing suspension of its activity and jeopardizing the country’s monetary regulator. The House of Representatives based […]
Several human rights watchdogs have denounced the use by the Algerian authorities of fabricated terrorism charges to silence journalists, human rights defenders, political activists, and peaceful pro-democracy protesters. The Algerian regime has “escalated these tactics to demonize and delegitimize peaceful activists and journalists. This is merely a smokescreen to hide their bitter repression of activism,” […]
