One of the world's poorest nations currently has one of the fastest growing economies in Africa. Looking at the map and surveys of its mineral deposits shows why that might continue.
Rapprochement with Morocco, wariness of Algeria, disinterest in Tunisia, avoidance of Libya and support for Mauritania look likely as trade leads the 'America first' agenda of the returning president
For hundreds of years, Morocco has been a key link in the world maritime order between the global north and the global south. It is now turning its attention to the West.
Experts stress the need to abandon traditional methods of forest management in exchange for sustainable management and an integrated early warning system
North African countries, especially Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, are experiencing a sharp decline in water resources which have fallen by 80% from their averages of the past three decades
The so-called “special military operation” which the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, launched in Ukraine, on February 24th, with the hope to seize Kyiv over one night, is now stretching to several…
The relationships between Arab and non-Arab countries in the Middle East and North Africa region are unstable. The interrelationships, both bilateral and multilateral, which seemed to be unbreakable,…
Tunisia; the geographically small, historically ancient, and demographically young and vibrant North African country, which is located at one of the most beautiful spots at the southern Mediterranean…
In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), climate change is an especially urgent issue, particularly as it has already triggered devastating weather events, including prolonged droughts, flash…
Israel's coalition government contains far-right parties that do not want to see an end to the bloodshed in Gaza, so it is no surprise that bombs have started falling again
Some predict partition, others federalism or fragmentation. Amidst the competing interests of Arab states, Russia, the US, Israel, Iran, Türkiye, and Europe, Syria treads its own path
Picking up where he left off in his first term in office, the US president is machine-gunning the legislation, funding, and personnel aimed at tackling the planet's most existential threat
The apprehending of Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu is the culmination of weeks of a crackdown, which appears to have been aimed at eliminating a political threat to President Erdoğan's grip on power
Were recent strikes ordered by Trump intended as a warning to Tehran, or could they be a prelude to an expanded war? Al Majalla weighs in on the possible motives.