French (left) and Algerian (right) Presidents
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- Chaos in Northern Nigeria
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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
- The Second Arab Revolution Coming: Arab Rulers, You Have Been Warned!
- Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi: Game over, now to the Next Battle
- South Sudanese Independence and its Regional Implications
- Morocco's Draft Constitution: Much Ado about Nothing
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. ...- A Tumultuous North Africa
- Fahem Boukadous Interviewed by Reporters Without Borders
- State of Disarray in the Arab World, Divided Western Response
- Tunisia Unity Government not so United, Interim President and PM Resign from Ruling RCD Party
- Anxiety Over New Tunisian Cabinet
- Why the Tunisians Fired Ben Ali
- Why Desertec Could Succeed
- The Tunisian Illusion
- Government Scrambles to End the Crisis in Tunisia
- A Season of Discontent: Algiers and Tunis Remain Under Stress
- Uncompetitive Moroccan Travel Industry (20)
- Advice For Algeria: Go Back to the Drawing Board (7)
- Algeria’s Gas Exploration Program Challenged by Tough Economic Reality (5)
- National Identity : Who is really French? [video] (5)
- Libya: No Easy Options Even after Muamar Ghaddafi is Gone (5)
- With Ben Ali on the Run and Gaddafi Fighting for his Life is a Unified Maghreb a Fading Dream? (5)
- Marrakech Terror Attack Risks to Derail Political Progress in Morocco and Could Slow Rapprochement with Algeria (4)
- How Saudi Arabia Inhibits Democracy and Progress in the Arab World (4)
- BCP Bank and OCP Increase Capital, Swap Shares (3)
- Is Libya Ready for the Private Sector? (3)
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