In my blogpost on the early stages of the Covid-19 epidemic in North Africa, I wrote that: ‘Libya is a special case, as fighting has continued there ever since the overthrow of President Ghaddafi in 2011. The country is divided between the forces loyal to the Tripoli-based UN-backed Government of…
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Tags : Libya, GNA, LNA, Haftar,
On 26 February 2020, the Tunisian Assembly of the Representatives of the People voted in a government led by Elyes Fakhfakh. The new prime minister is a 48-year-old from Tunis, an engineer by training and this is his third term in …
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Tags : Tunisia, government, Elyes Fakhfakh,
The political preponderance of the armed forces in Algeria emerged only after a long period of confrontation following the outbreak of the war of liberation in 1954. And after the sidelining of the political figures whose influence …
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Tags : Algeria, army, military power,
ROME — Italy, Germany and the United States pushed Monday for a cease-fire and de-escalation of tensions in Libya following a warning by Egypt that it would intervene militarily if Turkish-backed forces attack the strategic city of Sirte. Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio and…
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Tags : Libya, Italy, Germany, USA, Egypt, cease-fire,
RABAT: Morocco will further loosen lockdown measures for the services sector and domestic transport starting June 24, the government said on Sunday. Cafes, restaurants, sports clubs, and other services and entertainment businesses will be able to resume activity at half capacity except in the provinces of Tangier, Larache, Marrakech and Kenitra, where infections remain higher, it said.
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Tags : Morocco, Coronavirus, covid 19, pandemic, travels,
ISTANBUL – Turkey is seeking to reap diplomatic rewards from its military success in Libya. Recent gains by Turkish-backed forces of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) are enhancing Ankara’s influence in Libya and with the European Union. Turkey sent military personnel…
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Tags : Libya, Turkey, military intervention,
The Tunisian transition has been and is mostly led to a substantial amount by civil society actors. As such, Tunisia constitutes a particular case for evaluating the role of the EU which presents itself as a supporter of civil society. How, indeed, are its presence and practices perceived by those actors? Based on more than thirty interviews, the authors find that Tunisian stakeholders…
Read more from the source : Kluwer Law Online
Tags : Tunisia, arab spring, democracy,
RABAT, Morocco .-Morocco on Saturday announced it would ease restrictive measures imposed to curb the novel coronavirus outbreak. In a statement, the health and interior ministries said the relaxation would take place in all areas as of June 24 except for the Marrakesh, Larache, Kenitra and Tangier-Asilah provinces. Morocco has been on lockdown since March 20.
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Tags : Morocco, coronavirus; covid 19, lockdown,
Houda Sahri, Jean-Jérôme Khodara and Nahla Djabi of Matouk Bassiouny in association with SH Avocats review the flurry of pro-investment legal developments being ushered in by Algeria’s government. In february 2019…
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Food security is on the political agenda of both developing and developed countries and materialized in the action of public authorities who see food governance as a lever to meet the multiple challenges of sustainability. Among the crops that respond to these challenges…
Read more from the source : International Food Policy Research Institute
Tags : Morocco, Structuring, Good Governance,