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Tough Days Ahead for Algeria’s Currency

The health of Algeria’s currency, the dinar, has always been measured against oil prices. The end of the era of expensive oil in late 2014 has sent the dinar dwindling in value as Algeria continues to squander its oil mantra avoiding painful reforms to diversify its economy. Since the beginning of this year, the dinar […]

Tunisia escalates political clampdown with second mass trial of opposition figures

In a move widely interpreted as a deepening of Tunisia’s authoritarian drift, the state has opened on Tuesday May 6 a second sweeping trial against 22 opposition figures, accusing them of conspiring against national security. The new trial comes weeks after a separate mass trial jailed nearly 40 people. The proceedings, dubbed Conspiracy Against State […]

There should be no inconsistency between Morocco’s flagship projects and social programs — King Says

King Mohammed VI made it clear at the opening of the fall session of Morocco’s Parliament that there should be no inconsistency between the country’s large-scale development projects and its social protection programs. “The goal is to achieve the country’s development and improve the living conditions of citizens, wherever they may be,” the King said […]