The Libyan Impasse: Two Competing Governments Preparing to Fight to the Death
When we entered September 2014, Libya felt calmer and more subdued. Very little in the form of violent confrontation got recorded within the city center proper, although the western districts remained...
View ArticleMaghreb & Sahel Top10 Deadliest Cities
Tallying the figures of terrorism and/or politically-motivated killings shows again that Libyan cities were the deadliest in August 2014. The chart below provides a visual of the cities/regions that...
View ArticleAlgeria Ends Highway Construction Contract with Group of Japanese Firms
The North Africa Journal | The Algerian government announced that it has ended its contract with a group of Japanese companies formed to build a lengthy section of the Algerian east-west motorway.
View ArticleMoroccan Government Less Stressed about 2014 Economic Performance
The Moroccan government has had many battles to wage on the economic front, and the Premiership of Benkirane was at risk because of it. Weak finances, decreasing exports to traditional markets, a...
View ArticleThe Thorny Issue of Algeria’s Solid Waste Treatment
The French waste management firm Suez Environnement is currently seeking fresh opportunities to enter the Algeria solid waste treatment market. The firm has recently dispatched some of its senior...
View ArticleAmid Ebola and ISIS Threat, Morocco Withdrawal from Hosting Africa Cup Makes...
Morocco asked the African football association CAF to postpone its holding of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. Morocco’s main and only argument is that such event cannot take place amid a major Ebola...
View ArticleIslamic State (IS) Preparing a North Africa-Sahel Offensive. Displacement of...
The North Africa Journal: ISIS/ISIL (the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria or simply IS) is currently building up a pretty dense presence of combatants, leaders, and sympathizers in North Africa and in...
View ArticleAlgeria: Police Demonstration is Symptom of Vacant Leadership
Competition between Arab and Berber tribes for jobs and land often ends in violent confrontations in Ghardaia. Ghardaia is situated in the center of Algeria in the Sahara desert. On October 12, tribal...
View ArticleMorocco’s 2015 Budget Based on 4.4% GDP Growth, Earmarks $6 Billion for Debt...
The North Africa Journal: Morocco has a 2015 budget that takes into account a 4.4% GDP growth, up from a projected 4.2% this year.
View ArticleAlgeria to Up Spending on Cereal Imports
North Africa is struggling with the prospect of reduced cereal harvesting.
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