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Startups in Francophone Africa are closing gap with English-speaking “big four” nations

In the past few years, Francophone Africa has made huge strides in creating startups, although the startup market on the continent is still dominated by the “Big Four” English-speaking nations. African startups continue to shatter fundraising records, but the majority of investment inflows go into those operating in English-speaking countries Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, and South […]

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Hostility to Morocco reveals financial illiteracy of Algerian media

A pathological fixation on Morocco has been ongoing in Algerian media at the instigation of a military-run regime that made attacking Rabat its daily tactic in a failed attempt to distract a disenchanted people from its own looming financial and economic collapse. Last but not least, Algerian state-sponsored media, including once-independent TSA, revealed their superficiality […]

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WFP deplores Algeria’s failure to deliver aid to civilians in Polisario-run camps

The World Food Program cited in a report a series of dysfunctions that hindered the delivery of aid to the population held against their will by the Polisario in Tindouf camps. The report mentioned WFP’s non-ability to oversee the distribution of aid in the camps due to a lack of free access, adding that it […]

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Algeria’s secret trade with Israel exposed by UN platform

The Algerian regime’s political hypocrisy has been exposed again. Openly, the rulers express their hatred for Israel and describe Tel-Aviv as their arch-enemy, but in reality they are trading with Israel under the table. These secret commercial ties, hidden from the public by the Algerian junta, may be just the tip of the iceberg, leaving […]

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Iranian drones in North Africa, a cause for concern for Morocco and the whole region

Iranian drones have made their way to North Africa through Algeria, posing a threat to the stability of the region, at a time Morocco has been calling the international community’s attention to this threat and warning against the acquisition of drones by terrorist and separatist groups. At the end of 2022, Moroccan Senior Officials highlighted […]

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Growing international concern over Algeria’s alliance with Russia, Iran to control Sahel – Spanish Institute

“The concern of the European Union and the United States is growing about the increasingly close relationship between Algeria, Russia and Iran,” which strives to spread the most radical branch of its Islamism in the Sahel and Sahara states with the support of the Algerian military system, says an analysis posted on the website of […]

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CHAN-2022: Morocco files appeal against CAF for failing to hold Algeria accountable for mixing sports & politics

The Royal Moroccan Football Federation has decided to file an appeal against the verdict made by African Football Confederation (CAF) which failed to take appropriate measures against Algeria for mixing politics and sports during the 2022 African Nations Championship. The CAF Disciplinary Board met over the weekend to deliberate on the matter referred to it […]

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Algeria halts consular travel pass for its nationals expelled by France

After recalling its ambassador to France last month, the Algerian government is now refusing to deliver temporary consular passes for the repatriation of its nationals expelled from French territory. The move comes in retaliation for the intervention of French consular services in Tunis, preventing the extradition of French-Algerian journalist Amira Bouraoui. After her arrest on […]

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Boston Herald: Iranian drones deployed in North Africa pose threat to Morocco

The Iranian drones, which are being deployed in North Africa, are posing a direct threat to Morocco, said American daily Boston Herald, noting that Moroccan diplomats are actively raising the issue with Western governments. In an Op-Ed published lately, columnist Llewellyn King said that the Mullah regime, in collusion with Algeria, is supplying the Polisario […]

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UN concerned about crackdown over civil society groups in Algeria

A UN Human Rights Independent expert has called on Algeria to stop attacking civil society organizations which have been facing increasing pressure from the state which has dissolved the country’s prominent two non-governmental human rights entities. La Ligue algérienne pour la défense des droits de l’homme [The Algerian League for Human Rights Defense] (LADDH) and […]