Dec 3, 2019 | Menas Associates, Nigeria
Oil companies have become the target of the government’s efforts to boost the country’s badly needed revenues. A new review of drilling and production regulations is set to place additional financial burden on those operating in the country. New Total-operated...
Dec 3, 2019 | Libya, Menas Associates
Senior US officials met Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar in late November at an undisclosed location to urge him to end his nearly eight-month Tripoli offensive. But Haftar and other leaders within his self-styled Libyan Arab Armed Forces (LAAF) remain defiant —...
Dec 3, 2019 | Iran, Menas Associates
Major protests and social unrest erupted in Iran on 16 November on the day after the government announced a sudden hike in fuel prices, which are heavily subsidised. The price of petrol used to be IRR10,000 (US$0.09) per litre. On 15 November, the government announced...
Dec 3, 2019 | Menas Associates, Morocco
The Moroccan rapper, Mohamed Mounir (a.k.a. Gnawi) was sentenced to one year in prison for offending public officials and public bodies. The charges relate to a live social media post from October in which Gnawi ranted against the police after they had stopped him and...
Dec 3, 2019 | Algeria, Menas Associates
The past week has been dominated by two main stories: the second week of the election campaign and infighting amongst the army’s top generals. The main body of this issue of Algeria Politics & Security analyses the renewed infighting amongst the country’s most...
Nov 12, 2019 | Menas Associates, Nigeria
The relationship between President Muhammadu Buhari and his deputy, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo appears to be continuing to deteriorate despite both men doing everything possible to put on the appearance that nothing has changed. This has been illustrated by the...
