The latest talks to resolve the dispute between Ethiopia and Egypt over the future of a giant hydropower project on the Nile River are due to resume in Washington later. By Basillioh Mutahi, for BBC News (*) Last year a …
Read More »North Africa
How Tunisia’s young entrepreneurs are tackling the country’s brain drain
Since the Arab spring, in the face of high unemployment, 100,000 young people have left Tunisia. However, a growing number of startups and a culture of entrepreneurialism points to a brighter future for the country’s youth By Naomi Larsson, for …
Read More »Militaries can tip the scales toward democracy
These five factors make the difference between militaries that support autocracy and those that allow free elections. By Nathaniel Allen and Alexander Noyes, for The Washington Post (*) A cross Africa, long-standing dictators are losing their grip on power. In April alone, Sudan’s …
Read More »The rise and fall of Egyptian Arabic
Once the lingua franca of the Arab world, Egypt’s dialect is in decline along with the country’s cultural and political leadership .. By A.V. , for Foreign Policy (*) THE END of January marks the start of the Cairo International …
Read More »Morocco’s secret launch of a powerful observation satellite puts neighbouring countries on alert
On November 7, Morocco launched its first high-resolution observation satellite into orbit, causing concern among its neighbours Spain and Algeria. By Ghalia Kadiri, for Le Monde (*) Buying a satellite is usually a sign of a nation’s power, something to …
Read More »Muslim cleric faces lawsuits after describing Christians and Jews as followers of “corrupt” beliefs
Press Agencies – Egypt – Prominent Islamic cleric and former deputy minster in the Endowments Ministry Salem Abdel Galil faces a lawsuit accusing him of contempt of religion and threatening national unity after he claimed last Thursday that Christians and …
Read More »Legislative elections in Algeria: The turnout obsession
Authorities in Algeria are desperate for a high turnout in order to shore up the legitimacy of an ailing political system By: Adlène Meddi, Algerian journalist and writer, for Middle East Eye (*) This week, Algerians will head to the …
Read More »Morocco finally gets new government, but at what cost?
The announcement of a new Cabinet in Morocco after months of difficulty revealed that the Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD) may have had to pay a heavy price for compromise. By: Imad Stitou, for Al-Monitor (*) Now that Morocco …
Read More »Somali government calls for end of arms embargo to defeat al-Shabaab
Move would help army drive out Islamist group, says president as UN chief seeks extra $900m in aid for drought-hit country By: Patrick Wintour, Diplomatic editor, at The Guardian (*) The Somalian government has pleaded for world leaders to lift …
Read More »‘They’re not seen as human beings’: life for unmarried mothers in Tunisia
Often abandoned by their families and discriminated against in law, the odds are stacked against Tunisian women who have children out of wedlock By: Sarah Souli , for the Guardian (*) Tunisia is often hailed as a progressive Arab country, …
Read More »