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Tariffs and tensions: African exports to U.S. face sharp decline amid policy shifts

African exports to the United States are projected to drop by as much as 21.5% as new U.S. tariffs take effect, according to joint research by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), African Union Commission (AUC), and African Development Bank (AfDB). The protectionist move, part of a broader trade policy under President Donald Trump, has […]

Algeria: the political system is ossified; aging leaders reject any genuine opening – US Think Tank

The Washington-based Middle-East Institute (MEI) has described the political Algerian system as ossified as “the aging leaders reject any genuine opening” while massive street protests are resuming. ”Domestically, Algeria’s leaders are old and President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, strongly backed by the army, is ailing (…) The political system is ossified but the aging leaders reject any […]

Sahraoui woman adds her voice to rape victims who want Polisario leader before justice

Sahraoui woman Khadijatou Mahmoud urged the Spanish judiciary to activate a search warrant against Polisario leader Ibrahim Ghali who is currently hospitalized at a Spanish hospital.   Khadijatou said she was raped in 2010 by Ghali, who was then the separatist front’s representative in Algiers, whom she sued at a Spanish court the same year. […]