Economic Community of Central African States installs new presidency -team

EU reaffirms ‘utmost importance’ of fisheries partnership with Morocco, ‘essential interest’ in its continuation

The European Union (EU) has reaffirmed the “utmost importance” it attaches to its fisheries partnership with Morocco and the “essential interest” it has in its continuation, in a “spirit of trust, solidarity and mutual interest.” Relations with Morocco in the field of fisheries “are part of a global and mutually beneficial partnership, which makes Morocco […]

Tunisia on Verge of Bankruptcy as IMF Freezes Loan

The International Monetary Fund has postponed the second tranche of a loan worth $350 million to Tunisia because of a lack of progress in reforms covering public sector wage bill, the public finances and state banks. The IMF urged the acceleration of reforms for Tunisia to be eligible to receive the second and third tranches […]

Algeria’s deadly orphanage fire exposes scale of state negligence

Eleven dead, ten of them children with no parents left to bury them. Two days on, the Mohammadia orphanage fire has become as much a story about accountability as about tragedy. Across Algerian social media and in parts of the press, the state was severely criticized for its slow response and safety failures. Eleven months […]