Europe has only itself to blame for the refugee crisis On 11 September, massive floods created by Storm Daniel ruptured two dams built in the Seventies to protect Derna in eastern Libya, exposing its denizens
En Tunisie, un projet de loi sur les associations pour réduire encore un peu plus la liberté d’expression
La menace planait depuis près de deux ans sur la société civile tunisienne. Elle risque désormais d’être mise à exécution. Au nom de la « souveraineté nationale », une proposition de loi visant à contrôler
Libya’s Rival Governments Propose Merger To Hold Elections – Analysis
Libya has found itself in an anomalous predicament. Its two deeply divided and competing governments are in rare accord about how to take the riven country forward – but the international community largely opposes them
Guerre Israël-Hamas : Maroc, Algérie, Tunisie, des réactions contrastées
Au Maghreb et au Moyen-Orient, les réactions face à l’offensive du Hamas contre Israël varient en fonction des liens entretenus avec Tel-Aviv. Mais les autorités doivent aussi composer avec une opinion publique totalement acquise à
After Libya’s floods, Russia throws its weight behind Haftar
Following the catastrophic flooding in Libya in early September, which primarily affected the eastern regions of the country, some hoped and anticipated that the country’s long-standing political divisions could be set aside. However, one month
Putin Orders Regrouping Of Wagner For Combat Missions – OpEd
In a significant development, the strongman of eastern Libya, Marshal Khalifa Haftar, the supremo of the Libyan Arab Armed Forces (LAAF), was received by Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Thursday. Haftar “met with
Families of imprisoned Tunisian dissidents turn to the International Criminal Court seeking justice
Family members of seven imprisoned Tunisian opposition figures took their quest for justice on Thursday to the International Criminal Court, announcing plans to ask the tribunal to investigate claims of political persecution and human rights
Can Algeria Help Niger Recover From Its Army Coup?
Algeria’s offer to mediate is an opportunity that Africans and the West should seize. Democracies and democracy advocates should welcome this week’s tenuously hopeful sign in Algeria’s announcement that the 10-week-old military junta in Niger
Tunisian police arrest prominent opponent of President Kais Saied
Tunisian authorities have arrested Abir Moussi, according to her lawyer and aide, in latest arrest in Saied’s crackdown on opposition Tunisian authorities arrested Abir Moussi, a lawyer and prominent political opponent of President Kais Saied,
Why is Libya’s commander Hifter visiting Russia?
The visit comes amid the aftermath of the Wagner Group’s ill-fated mutiny and the death of its leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, in Russia. Libyan military commander Khalifa Hifter made a surprise visit to Russia on Tuesday