Chaos in Northern Nigeria
The North Africa Journal | At least 120 people were killed in the troubled northern Nigerian city of Kano on Friday, the country’s second largest city. A series of bomb blasts were reportedly coordinated by the Islamist organization known as Boko Haram.
French-Algerian Relations: The Weight of History
By Dr. Yahia H. Zoubir | In 1974, Algeria’s President Houari Boumediene declared that, “Relations between France and Algeria may be good or bad, but in no way can they be trivial.” Twenty-six years later, in 2000, his long-time foreign minister and now Algeria’s President, Abdelaziz Bouteflika (1999-present) declared that, “Algeria seeks to have extraordinary, non trivial, not normal, [but] exemplary and exceptional relations with France.” Yet, despite this willingness to turn the page, which, as Boumediene suggested, “cannot be torn up,” relations have often been marred with misunderstandings, conflicts, mutual suspicions and mistrust. ...
With an Islamist Electoral Victory, Morocco Forced to Adopt Political Cohabitation
The North Africa Journal | With less than half the eligible voters going into the voting booths on Friday, the Moroccans woke up on Saturday with the news that the Islamists of the Justice and Development Party (PJD) were bracing to form a coaltion government. ...
Is Egypt's Military Kneeling Under Public Pressure?
The North Africa Journal | After the bloody crackdown of the past days leading to dozens of deaths on the civilian side, the Egyptian military rulers say they will seek a political exit to the crisis. Although the military's public statements are still considered by protesters as insufficient, the Egyptian second uprising is clearly putting enormous pressure on the Junta....
Analysis- Algeria to Nationalize Orascom Algeria’s Mobile Phone Unit
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- Constituent Assembly Makes its Debut in Tunisia
- Libya Has new Government Cabinet
- Yemen Ruler's New Promise
- In Video: Capture of Saif Gaddafi, TV Interview
- Crisis Escalates in Egypt, Military Junta is Behind Lack of Political Progress
- Saif Gaddafi Captured Trying to Escape to Niger
- Maroc Telecom Struggles under Competitive Pressure
- Manipulated, the Touaregs in Search for a Way Forward
- Despair and Self-Immolation in Algeria
- Post-Gaddafi Analysis: Deepening Crisis Expected in the Sahel and Beyond
- Petroleum Activity Resumes in Libya
- Oil and Energy Sectors Vulnerable to Corruption in North Africa
- Inside Al Qaeda’s New Offensive in North Africa
- Libya: Militias Terrorizing Residents of ‘Loyalist’ Town, HRW
- Al Baraka Banking Group Maintains Aggressive Growth Strategy in North Africa despite Uprisings
- Despite Revolt and New Politics, it’s Business as Usual for Energy Sector in Egypt
- Tunisia: Painful Recovery for the Business Sector
- Islamist Ennahda Party Wins Big in Tunisia's First Free Elections | Update2
Advice For Algeria: Go Back to the Drawing Board
When Money Alone is not Enough and Sound Policies Matter: In preparing for an issue of special report for The North Africa Journal, we spent a great deal of time checking what North Africa is doing in building up its infrastructure to prepare for a 21st century economy. We were rather astonished at the numbers we tallied as to the amounts each country is spending on building up. Algeria is no exception. ...- Algeria to Impose New Tax on Foreign Company Dividends
- Podcasts Discuss North African Issues
- Army seals off Tunisian town after fatal violence [Video]
- Inside the Tunisian Leasing Sector
- The Big Jelly Ball of Global Insecurity
- Announcing the U.S. - Maghreb Entrepreneurship Conference
- Acquisition Time in the North African Telco Sector
- Podcast: Packages from Yemen
- Al-Qaeda and Yemen Making the Arabian Peninsula a More Dangerous Neighborhood
- BCP Absorbs BP Casa, Sets Stage for New Growth
- Uncompetitive Moroccan Travel Industry (20)
- Advice For Algeria: Go Back to the Drawing Board (7)
- National Identity : Who is really French? [video] (7)
- Growing Signs of a Cooling Tunisian Economy (6)
- Libya: No Easy Options Even after Muamar Ghaddafi is Gone (6)
- With Ben Ali on the Run and Gaddafi Fighting for his Life is a Unified Maghreb a Fading Dream? (6)
- Despair and Self-Immolation in Algeria (6)
- With an Islamist Electoral Victory, Morocco Forced to Adopt Political Cohabitation (6)
- Algeria’s Gas Exploration Program Challenged by Tough Economic Reality (5)
- How Saudi Arabia Inhibits Democracy and Progress in the Arab World (5)
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