First Independent Mena Newspaper
The slump in oil prices prompted the Algerian government to seek temporary measures to reduce the trade deficit. The most notorious among these were import restrictions that affected more than 800 products. Algeria’s protectionism has so far backfired producing counter-productive results in a country that failed to diversify its economy away from utter dependence on […]
The Rabat-based general secretariat of the Arab Maghreb Union called for the countries of the region to put forward a joint 2030 world football cup bid. The call was made by the Secretary General of the regional grouping, Tunisia’s Taïeb Baccouche, who urged the five member states of AMU to draw lessons from the solidarity […]
Although it is self-evident that Algeria backs the separatist Polisario fronts militarily, financially and diplomatically, Algiers refuses to pull its head out of the sand and formally acknowledge its responsibility in perpetuating the Sahara conflict. While Algerian officials and diplomats maintain that their country is not concerned with the Sahara issue, the Polisario has unveiled […]
Algerian authorities continue their inhumane mass expulsion of African migrants into the deadly desert despite global outrage over such a degrading behavior violating international laws and rights of migrants. The continuing selective deportation of African migrants by Algeria has been confirmed by a senior UN migration official who said that nearly 600 African migrants were […]
The recent Tunisian request to Algeria and Morocco for energy supply during the summer could usher a new era of cooperation between the countries of Africa’s least integrated region. The Tunisian electricity and gas utility (STEG) has called on the two Maghreb countries to help supply it with 300 megawatts during the peak summer season. […]
Algeria’s flagship carrier, Air Algérie is on the verge of bankruptcy due to corruption and inefficient leadership, Algerian media wrote. The crisis hitting the carrier has prompted the government to inject 2 billion dollars to pay debt and acquire new aircrafts but the company remains crippled due to a lack of strategy and vision. Air […]
Moroccan and Algerian nationals are planning yet a new initiative to put pressure on Algiers to open the borders, kept sealed since 1994. This time, activists have called for a march departing from the border towns of Maghnia in Algeria and Oujda in Morocco to the border crossing of Zouj Bghal on July 22, Moroccan […]
The Financial Times has unveiled the reasons behind the support of the corporate barons of the bid of ailing Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika for a 5th term in office despite uncertainties over his health. “The businessmen have been one of the biggest interest groups behind Bouteflika, aged 81-year old. All made their money under him,” […]
Morocco, which is the only African country having both the Mediterranean and Atlantic coastlines, is continuously modernizing its naval defense capabilities to protect its water and deter enemies. But the Algerian military Generals, who are tightening their grip on the country on the verge of implosion due to deep sociopolitical crisis, are getting hedgy whenever […]
The UN Human Rights Committee on Thursday denounced the retaliation practices used by Algerian authorities against the victims of human rights abuses to force them not to denounce their abusers. “International obligations require Algeria to protect and support victims and witnesses of human rights violations,” said an expert of the committee during the review of […]