North Africa

The Presidents of Algeria, Egypt and Tunisia, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Hosni Mubarak and Zine el Abidine Ben Ali, got an unexpected boost from the atrocities of 11 September. They...

In Algeria, President Abdelaziz Bouteflika faces a difficult year, with the prospect of new threats from rivals in the Algiers establishment (AC Vol 41 No 22). He must...

In Algeria, President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's honeymoon period won't survive the end of Ramadan this weekend. Expect a tough military-led Islamist campaign early in the year, then subsequent reprisals...

Morocco's local elections on 13 June set out the conditions for co-existence by the government and political parties. This followed February's 'gentlemen's agreement' between Interior Minister Driss Basri...