Carrie Schenkel and James Storen: MENA region needs platform politics
The organization of political parties has served multiple distinct roles in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). In many...
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Social media posts lead to arrests in Algeria
Dozens more people have been arrested in Algeria after taking to social media to criticise the Algerian government, according to...
Moroccan Islamist group label monarchy as undemocratic
Moroccan Islamist movement, Al Adl Wal Ihsane (AWI), are publicly opposing the legitimacy of the monarchy, for the first time...
Sao Tome and Principe: Ousted PM vows legal action
The ouster prime minister of Sao Tome and Principe, Patrice Trovoada, has pledged to pursue every legal channel to protect...
Mozambique: Post-election chaos forces thousands to flee
Thousands are fleeing Mozambique into neighbouring Malawi and Estwatini as violence and crime ravage the country. According to NorthAfricaPost on...
Military tightens its grip in Algeria with cabinet reshuffle
The army chief Said Chengriha has been given a role in Algeria’s government in a cabinet reshuffle that expands the...
Mali: Junta’s new PM appointment consolidates army control
All three branches of the Mali government are now under military control after fired civilian prime minister Choguel Maiga was...
Ruling Botswana party ousted after 58 years in power
Voters in Botswana have voted against the country’s long-serving governing party in a result that marks a seismic political shift...
Democracy in decline in Africa, claims new study
African democracy is in decline, while digital authoritarianism in the continent is on the rise, according to a new study...
Tunisia: only three candidates accepted for presidential election
Claims of democracy fading in Tunisia may appear to be true as the nation’s electoral commission announced on August 10th...
Tunisia: Saied continues crackdown on opposition
With Tunisia’s Presidential election two months away, a hopeful candidate’s team was arrested by the police on July 28th, hours...
Algerian election: hopefuls submit their candidacy for presidency
As incumbent President Abdelmajid Tebboune seeks to rule Algeria’s government again, he and under a dozen hopefuls submitted their candidacies...
Mauritania: three dead in jail for post-election protests
Three protesters have been found dead whilst under detention in Mauritania on July 3rd, reported Middle East Online and agencies....
Mali political parties demand elections
Following years of military rule, political parties in Mali have requested a time frame for presidential elections in efforts to...
Daughter of Ghannoushi warns of Tunisia’s dark future
Soumaya Ghannoushi, daughter of Tunisian politician Rached Ghannoushi, came out with a scathing op-ed in The Guardian in late May,...
