Algeria’s state-led economic model faces growing vulnerabilities as global oil prices weaken and fiscal imbalances deepen, while diversification stalls. Latest IMF and World Bank assessments reveal a troubling mix of widening deficits, persistent unemployment, and distorted macro indicators that mask underlying fragility. The IMF projects average oil prices at $65.8 per barrel in 2026, down […]
The excitement surrounding the 2026 FIFA World Cup is being systematically exploited by organized cybercriminal networks, according to Professor Youssef Bentaleb, president of the Centre Marocain de Recherches Polytechniques et d’Innovation. In an interview with Le Matin Daily, Bentaleb warns that major sporting events generate ideal conditions for fraud: a vast pool of engaged users, […]
Though the al-Qaeda has been decimated at its epicenter and its leader killed, its regional affiliates such as al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and Boko Haram in Nigeria are still active, hatching terror plots and committing various criminal offenses, including smuggling, drug trafficking, robbery and kidnapping in the Maghreb, sub-Saharan Africa and other parts […]
