North Africa

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …