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Tunisia: LPR dissolved before elections, Opposition satisfied

A Tunisian court has decided to dissolve the League for the Protection of the Revolution (LPR) ahead of the upcoming elections. The group is considered as a vigilante group that has associated itself with violence. The decision is welcomed by the opposition and the powerful workers union UGTT. Its headquarters and 20 branches across the […]

Nigeria’s Crisis Rings Alarm Bell in Algeria

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari comment saying that his country has suddenly became a poor country, resounded in Algiers as an alarm bell on the repercussions of the plummeting oil prices. Like Algeria, Nigeria depends on oil whose prices crashed to 37 dollars a barrel, and in the best cases oscillate between 40 dollars and 45 […]

Egypt, IMF ink $3bn new loan program deal

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday it had agreed a $3 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) over 46 months with Egypt, Reuters reports. The deal is part of a four-year international financing program worth a total of $9 billion which also includes $1 billion from the IMF’s Resilience and Sustainability Trust (RST) and […]