While no one expects their government leaders to earn the same wage as the average guy, North Africa governments tend to pay generous salaries to ministers and the likes. However, compared to corporate executive jobs, or even mid-level managers in the West, the salaries in question are not that great. They generally do not exceed the $150,000 [...]
Moroccans and Algerians love to hate each other. I am not talking about the people, who are exactly the same in identity, ethnicity, religion and customs and have only respect for one another, but about their governments and leaders, who continue to feud and refuse to face up to the geo-strategic realities of the region [...]
Algerian agriculture Analyst Mohamed Naïli speaks about the price of potatoes in Algeria reaching the unprecedented level of DZD 100 per kilo [read here in French]. But potatoes are not alone in becoming out of reach for millions of Algerian households. Their grocery bills are increasing with the sudden spike in prices for such basic [...]