Yasmina Allouche

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Africa: The Playground of Power Players and Counterterrorism Guises

This report looks at how the world’s power elite have prioritised Africa's reserves over its people by exerting control in key regions in the...

Algeria Unseen: How the Secret Service Kept the Country Hostage

To maintain their grip on power, the DRS is accused of carrying out large-scale violence, which includes rampant killings and assassinations, and has a...

A Battle Has Been Won, But the Struggle Continues – What Now for Algeria

The trick is now for the Algerian army to set up a transitional process after Abdelaziz Bouteflika's resignation that satisfies both the protesters and...

VOP-ED: Regional Power Rivalry and the Failure of the Arab Maghreb Union

We look at the conditions by which the Arab Maghreb Union was formed and what the five states of Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Libya and...

Ending Bouteflika’s Algeria: This is not the Arab Spring

The news that Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Algeria's ailing, octogenarian president will no longer be standing for a fifth term in elections next month should be...

Algeria: A Grassroots Movement for Change or Elite Political Gamesmanship?

This brief provides an analysis of the underlying issues and dynamics in Algeria and seeks to answer questions related to the possibility of genuine...

Algeria’s Revolutionary Spirit Is a Legacy of the Heroes That Fought France

The death anniversary of one of Algeria's most revered revolutionaries, Larbi Ben M'Hidi, coincides with massive protests across the country. Has Algeria's elite forgotten...

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