Is France irked by Erdogan’s passion for Africa?

Erdogan’s efforts to boost Turkey’s economic role in Africa have been marked by outbursts maligning France’s colonial past, but there is more to Turkey’s Africa opening that fuels the bilateral spats.

Turkey

Will Tunisia have a seat in future Libyan dialogues?

Tunisia appears to have lost an opportunity to garner international support to help it cope with the crisis in neighboring Libya when it rejected an invitation to the Berlin conference.

Algeria

Algeria battles larger countries to vie for leading role in Libya peace process

Algeria is seeking to recover its diplomatic role in the region, by pushing for a political solution in Libya and condemning foreign interference in its affairs.

Egypt

Algeria strives to regain prominence as world powers debate Libya's future

Despite Algeria's best efforts, nine years of conflict in neighboring Libya have essentially brought an international proxy war to Algiers' doorstep.

United Arab Emirates

Algerian cartoonist, other political detainees released to rejoin protests

The Algerian government surprised lawyers and activists by suddenly releasing dozens of prisoners detained over protest activities.

Algeria

Could Turkey’s military capacity match Erdogan’s ambitions in Libya?

Turkish military strategists have been working on a small, non-combat mission in Libya limited to train-and-equip purposes, yet recent developments suggest that Ankara could scale up the deployment plan amid lingering questions on whether the Turkish army is capable of delivering what Erdogan has promised his allies.

Turkey

Intel: How the death of its army chief opens new era in Algeria’s politics

Algeria’s longtime army chief died of a heart attack Dec. 23, further upending a sclerotic political system already reeling from the departure of its longtime strongman president in April.

Algeria

Algeria: New president, old regime

Protesters in Algeria rejected the presidential election and its victor, Abdelmadjid Tebboune.

Algeria

Algerians skeptical of the military state’s new civilian figurehead

The protest movement that took down Abdelaziz Bouteflika is keeping the pressure on his replacement, Abdelmadjid Tebboune.

Algeria

Protesters unmoved by Algeria's first corruption trial

Algeria’s protesters view the current trial of figures linked to the former regime as a charade that some in power are using to settle personal accounts.

Algeria

Algeria answers calls for fundamental change with old guard candidates

Turnout to Algeria’s elections could be as low as 10%, and any winner is likely to be weak, unable to impose policy without compromise and negotiation.

Algeria

Algeria to vote in presidential poll amid crackdown on protesters

As Algeria’s presidential elections approach, protesters are taking to the streets to voice opposition to holding the vote before the protest movement’s activists are released from detention.

Algeria