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Algeria

  • Three young men joke with each other to pass the time near the reception site in Assamaka, Niger, soon after being deported from Algeria. Because of COVID-19, all recently returned migrants are held here for a quarantine period of 14 days before being transported to Agadez. Credit: Mariama Diallo/MSF.
    AlgeriaNigerSociety

    “The guards had no compassion”: The migrants abandoned in Niger’s desert

    By MSF
    May 4, 2021
    Thousands of migrants are being seized in Algeria, abused and then left at Point Zero, a spot in the middle of the desert, often ...
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  • Human smuggling during COVID-19 has changed.
    AlgeriaCovid-19LibyaMaliNigerSociety

    How has human smuggling changed under COVID-19?

    By Lucia Bird Ruiz-Benitez de Lugo
    May 6, 2020
    Concerned about the spread of the coronavirus, many smugglers, armed groups and communities are imposing their own restrictions on movement. Read all our COVID-19 ...
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  • AlgeriaEditor's PicksPolitics

    “Nothing will fall from the sky”: Algeria’s Revolution marches on – Photo Essay

    By Sabri Benalycherif
    December 18, 2019
    In February 2019, Algerians took to the streets in the country’s largest demonstrations since independence. This began a movement, known as Hirak or the ...
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  • The Algeria protests have been ongoing since February 2019. Credit: Khirani Said.
    AlgeriaEditor's PicksPolitics

    Algeria’s establishment wants quick elections. Protesters see it as a trap.

    By Faten Aggad
    September 12, 2019
    Months after huge demonstrations toppled President Bouteflika, the ruling establishment is taking steps towards speedy elections. On Friday 6 September, pro-democracy protesters took the ...
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  • AlgeriaInto Africa PodcastPoliticsSudanUganda

    Podcast: There’s No One-Size-Fits-All Transition

    By Into Africa
    June 21, 2019
    We are delighted to introduce you to the first episode of the Into Africa podcast to be created in partnership with African Arguments. Into ...
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  • Algeria protests. Credit: Faten Aggad.
    AlgeriaEditor's PicksPolitics

    Algeria protests: Bouteflexit complete. Now what?

    By Faten Aggad
    April 4, 2019
    A huge, diverse and overtly political movement has removed President Bouteflika. Now attention turns to the transition. It all started just six weeks ago, ...
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  • Montreal morning. Credit: Jazmin Million.
    AlgeriaCameroonChadCongo-BrazzavilleEconomyGabonSenegal

    Montreal: the latest hotspot for Africa’s rulers to keep their wealth?

    By Emmanuel Freudenthal & Hugo Joncas
    June 3, 2017
    A new African Arguments investigation has found that politically-exposed African nationals hold Canadian real estate worth several millions of dollars. The study, conducted in ...
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  • The election of France's new president Emmanuel Macron. was welcomed by many African leaders Credit: Jeso Carneiro.
    AlgeriaMoroccoPoliticsTunisiaWestern Sahara

    Macron and the Maghreb

    By Sabina Henneberg
    June 1, 2017
    Relations with North Africa may not be a priority for France’s new president, but they should be. As France’s presidential election this May captured ...
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