Army seals off Tunisian town after fatal violence [Video]
18-year old protestor Mohamed Ammeri was killed and others injured when Tunisia's police opened fire on protesters in Menzel Bouzaiene over the weekend. The state-controlled news outlet TAP says the...
View ArticleNot a Happy New Year for All
As many of us prepare to take a break to celebrate the new year, things may be different for so many people around the world. The Ammeri family in Tunisia will end 2010 in mourning and sadness. Their...
View ArticleHackers Launch Attack against Internet Sites of Tunisian Government
The North Africa Journal : Hackers have brought down the servers of several government entities in Tunisia. As of 6:12 PM US Eastern time on Tuesday January 4, 2011, websites like tunisia.gov.tn,...
View ArticleGovernment Scrambles to End the Crisis in Tunisia
The North Africa Journal : The people of Tunisia are angry as the death toll from government repression continues to rise. Stress is now being felt by the government like never before as a full-blow...
View ArticleTunisian Regime Collapses: Popular Pressure or Fight at the Top?
It took less than a month to bring the Tunisian regime down to its knees and yet a massive political vacuum is casting a serious cloud on what’s next for Tunisia. President Ben Ali of Tunisia has...
View ArticleAnxiety Over New Tunisian Cabinet
The North Africa Journal: In a controversial and unpopular move, Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi decided to retain 6 ministers from the RCD party and outgoing cabinet. He also picked three...
View ArticleTunisia Unity Government not so United, Interim President and PM Resign from...
The interim government formed by Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi did not survive its first few hours. Under intense popular pressure four appointed Ministers decided to resign as protesters continue...
View ArticleA New Tunisian Cabinet that Promises Smooth Transition
A consensus has finally emerged that gives the Tunisians a historical opportunity to manage a smooth transition. After coming under intense criticism for having selected key ministers of the defunct...
View ArticleState of Disarray in the Arab World, Divided Western Response
North Africa in 2011 is not that of 2010 and prior. Tunisia has made history and now the Arab world, starting with North Africa is in turmoil. All of a sudden, talk of economic growth takes the back...
View ArticleEnd of the Road for Mubarak: Update
[The North Africa Journal - By Alessandro Bruno and Arezki Daoud] The Egyptian people are furious and no longer afraid of teargas and bullets. For 30 years, they have endured a ruthless dictatorship...
View ArticleEgypt: Muslim Brotherhood Supports El-Baradei, Says Military Ordered to...
[The North Africa Journal] The Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamist opposition organization has apparently endorsed former IAEA chief and Nobel laureate Mohamed El Baradai. The aim of the endorsement is to...
View ArticleEgypt: The Road to Bankruptcy and Civil War
The arms wrestling match between an entrenched Mubarak and the Egyptian people has not eased. If nothing substantial changes at the top to bring moderate voices on the podium, Egypt will be soon headed...
View ArticleWith Egypt in Turmoil, Algeria and Morocco Put Forward Insufficient Measures...
The Jasmine Revolution of Tunisia and the mayhem that followed in Egypt are catching Arab governments by surprise and decisions have to come soon. Yet Algeria and Morocco’s popular grievances,...
View ArticleMilitary Junta’s Total Takeover in Egypt: The Vizier is Back.
Let’s face it, the Egyptian people are not getting what they want because of the military junta. Mubarak remains comfortable on his seat and the government was reinforced by corrupt military commanders...
View ArticleTo Stabilize Tunisia, Former Ruling RCD Party Must be Banned and Sent to the...
[The North Africa Journal] Flash back to October 5, 1988: Tens of thousands of young Algerian men took to streets to demand a new political landscape, reforms and the rule of law. In power since the...
View ArticleOne Foot In, One Foot Out: Mubarak Still Clinging to Power
[The North Africa Journal] We continue to believe that the ousting of Hosni Mubarak is inevitable. His full resignation did not come today, further deepening the country's state of crsis. But he will...
View ArticleIn a State of High Alert, Algiers Braces for Protests
Thousands of Algerians are preparing to defy their government with demonstrations in the capital and elswhere scheduled to take place on February 12, 2011. Although the Algerian people have been on a...
View ArticleWith a Small Turnout, Protests in Algeria End with Arrests but not all Lost
[The North Africa Journal] The call for a nationwide march for February 12 failed to draw the crowds that organizers hoped. Only an estimated 2,000 people managed to gather in the capital’s central...
View ArticleThe Egyptians did not Let us Down: Arab Regimes Still Standing Are Put on Notice
[The North Africa Journal] I admit there was a moment of fear that I felt when I thought the demonstrators in Egypt would give up on their fight, after they took over what the Tunisians started....
View ArticleNorth Africa Under Stress: Latest Developments
[The North Africa Journa | By Arezki Daoud and Kouichi Shirayanagi]: Phase one of the North African revolution is now behind us. The fire has been ignited and regime change occurred in Tunisia and...
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