The United Nations warned Maghreb and Sahel countries of the relocation of Islamic State fighters fleeing defeats in Iraq, Syria and Libya. “There are great risks that these jihadists join sleeping cells of al Qaida, and settle in the Maghreb and in the Sahel,” the UN said in a report. Moroccan Arabic media Akhbar Al […]
Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has appointed ex-Finance Minister Boubou Cisse as the new prime minister of the West African nation. Last week, Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga and his cabinet resigned following criticism over the handling of an upsurge of violence in the center of the country and in particular the massacre of Ogossagou […]
The gap between the Algerian regime favourites and the majority of the population, which is living in rather difficult conditions, is increasingly widening although the country’s oil resources generate huge resources. While the Arab Spring wave swept over many neighboring countries in the region, Algeria has largely been spared large-scale unrest. Nonetheless, the government has […]
