Egypt, along with the rest of the world, is passing through a ring of fire. The Egyptian economy, which has been on shaky ground for many years, is now openly on the brink of bankruptcy. For the fourth time in the last six years, the Cairo government has had to knock on the door of the IMF. But neither the ...

On March 11, Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika announced that elections would be postponed and he would remain in power. The situation remains restless – now people are protesting against his decision to extend his fourth term indefinitely – on March 15, the Algerian opposition is threatening to take to the streets in new mass protests opposing Bouteflika’s 20-year rule. What ...