Vol 64 No 16 | TUNISIAEUROPEAN UNION Bang to rights 3rd August 2023 Confusion abounds about the legal basis for the 'cash for migrant control' agreement between the European Commission and President Kaïs Saïed .
Vol 64 No 15 | MOROCCOEUROPEAN UNION Brussels stays on the hook 20th July 2023 The first test of EU-Morocco relations following the Qatargate corruption scandal suggests that Brussels is as keen as before to partner with Rabat. The European Commission confirmed in...
Vol 64 No 15 | TUNISIA Saïed wins €1 billion windfall in EU migration deal 18th July 2023 EU officials signed a €1bn pact with Tunis, establishing a new model for outsourcing migration control to the region's authoritarian regimes The European Union signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Tunis on 16 July, promising around €1 billion to the beleaguered economy while handing a de facto political lifeline...
Vol 64 No 14 | LIBYARUSSIA All quiet on the Wagner front 6th July 2023 The Kremlin's mercenaries are still key to Khalifa Haftar's military strength but he has no interest in stirring up yet more trouble The current hiatus in Libya's civil war means any effects on the Wagner Group's Libyan operations from the crisis in Russia would have been hard to spot. The...
Vol 64 No 14 | LIBYACHINA Cave-in hits bitcoin miners 6th July 2023 Up to 60 Chinese nationals, along with an undisclosed number of Libyans, were arrested in western Libya last month when police discovered major illegal Bitcoin-mining operations.
Vol 64 No 13 | TUNISIA Brussels deal rescues Saïed 23rd June 2023 The European Union has been accused of hypocrisy for showering Tunis with money in exchange for strict emigration controls European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen – flanked by Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and his counterpart Giorgia Meloni of Italy – swept up the steps of...
Vol 64 No 11 | EGYPT Cairo's gas export boom hits obstacles 24th May 2023 With Europe's sanctions on Russian gas, Cairo has been boosting LNG exports to fill the gap but questions are mounting about sustainability Increased revenue from exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) have been a rare bright spot in Egypt's otherwise dismal economic performance over the past two years. The government...
Vol 64 No 7 | LIBYAEUROPEAN UNION Coastguard in the dock 30th March 2023 European Union backing for Libyan authorities who stop and detain migrants means the bloc has 'aided and abetted' rights violations against migrants, according to Chaloka Beyani, the lead...
Vol 64 No 7 | EGYPT El Sisi's grip weakens as economic pressures mount 23rd March 2023 With the economy back in crisis, discontent among civilians and the president's military base is rising When General Abdel Fattah el Sisi seized power almost ten years ago, he promised to bring security and stability to Egypt, while setting the economy on a sustainable...
Vol 64 No 7 | TUNISIA Saïed's racial crackdown deepens economic woes 22nd March 2023 Tunisia's president is locking up political opponents and inciting racist violence, as the country's economy plunges into further chaos President Kaïs Saïed is making good on his 28 December promise to crack down on what he calls 'the enemies of Tunisia'. In the past few weeks, he...