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Dalia Ghanem: North Africa's scramble for the Sahel

Grace Sharp @gracesharpp.bsky.social · 4d

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Dalia Ghanem: North Africa's scramble for the Sahel maghrebi.org/2025/10/06/d...

The Sahel is no longer a chessboard on which the struggles between the West and Russia play out. More importantly, North Africa's Algeria and

Sareen Malik: Africa’s future runs on water, treat it as essential

Grace Sharp @gracesharpp.bsky.social · 7d

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Sareen Malik: Africa’s future runs on water, treat it as essential maghrebi.org/2025/09/26/s...

Africa’s crises rarely begin with politics alone. They often start with water — too little, too dirty, or unfairly shared. Droughts push

Dan Jones: Kalashnikovs, Coups, and Foreign Powers in the Sahel

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Grace Sharp @gracesharpp.bsky.social · 7d

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Dan Jones: Kalashnikovs, coups, and foreign powers in the Sahel maghrebi.org/2025/09/25/d...

The Sahel today is the frontline of a foreign contest stretching from the Red Sea to the Atlantic. It’s a place where non-state actors

Ziyad Motala: The West’s hollow recognition of Palestine

Grace Sharp @gracesharpp.bsky.social · 15d

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Ziyad Motala: The West’s hollow recognition of Palestine maghrebi.org/2025/09/24/z...

On 21 September 2025, Britain, Canada, and Australia announced their recognition of Palestine as a state. The announcement was trumpeted as

Dan Jones: Kalashnikovs, Coups, and Foreign Powers in the Sahel

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Grace Sharp @gracesharpp.bsky.social · 15d

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Dan Jones: Kalashnikovs, coups, and foreign powers in the Sahel maghrebi.org/2025/09/25/d...

The Sahel today is the frontline of a foreign contest stretching from the Red Sea to the Atlantic. It’s a place where non-state actors

Martin Jay: Trump’s attack on satire is no laughing matter

Grace Sharp @gracesharpp.bsky.social · 17d

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Martin Jay: Trump’s attack on satire is no laughing matter maghrebi.org/2025/09/23/m...

Remarkably, the attack on satire, is a real wake-up call which shows just what a farcical democracy America really is. Satire, traditionally,

Khaled Abou Zahr: End of Francafrique calls for new EU Africa plan

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Grace Sharp @gracesharpp.bsky.social · 17d

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Khaled Abou Zahr: End of Francafrique calls for new EU-Africa plan maghrebi.org/2025/09/22/k...

In “The Sun Always Rises,” Ernest Hemingway wrote: “How did you go bankrupt? Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly.” The end of Francafrique

Bruno Waterfield: suppressing debate is eroding our democracy

Grace Sharp @gracesharpp.bsky.social · 17d

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Bruno Waterfield: suppressing debate is eroding our democracy maghrebi.org/2025/09/17/b...

From a free speech activist assassinated in America to a Jewish conductor cancelled in Flanders, the suppressing of ideas is eroding our

EU industry struggles as China restricts rare earth exports

Grace Sharp @gracesharpp.bsky.social · 23d

EU industry struggles as China restricts rare earth exports maghrebi.org/2025/09/17/e...

European companies are facing deeper uncertainty as China maintains strict control over rare earth exports, despite a July pledge to

Hassan Al Mustafa: Arms extend beyond security and politics

Grace Sharp @gracesharpp.bsky.social · 23d

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Hassan Al Mustafa: Arms extend beyond security and politics maghrebi.org/2025/09/12/h...

Restricting armament to the state constitutes the central challenge of the Arab world. It is not merely a question of security and politics;

Hafed Al-Ghwell: Algeria enforces Europe’s southern frontier

Grace Sharp @gracesharpp.bsky.social · 23d

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Hafed Al-Ghwell: Algeria enforces Europe’s southern frontier maghrebi.org/2025/09/11/h...

Once a champion of pan-African solidarity, Algeria has undergone a radical transformation into a primary enforcer of Europe’s southern

Martin Jay: Could Israel be reckless enough to ruin regional ties?

Grace Sharp @gracesharpp.bsky.social · Sep 8

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Martin Jay: Could Israel be reckless enough to ruin regional ties? maghrebi.org/2025/09/08/m...

As far as reckless plans go, Israel has claimed it will annex 80 percent of the West Bank - as bold and whacky as it gets. But will it work?

Nadim Koteich: Middle East at the centre of new global order

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Grace Sharp @gracesharpp.bsky.social · Sep 8

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Nadim Koteich: Middle East at the centre of new global order maghrebi.org/2025/09/05/n...

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit held in the Chinese city of Tianjin this week placed the Middle East at the heart of the

Tarek Megerisi: Russia’s Libya strategy threatens Europe

Grace Sharp @gracesharpp.bsky.social · Sep 5

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Tarek Megerisi: Russia’s Libya strategy threatens Europe maghrebi.org/2025/09/03/t...

Amid the wider instability sweeping the Middle East and North Africa, Russia’s expanding presence in Libya has risen to the top of

Hafed Al-Ghwell: How Sahel became a hub of militant extremism

Grace Sharp @gracesharpp.bsky.social · Sep 5

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Hafed Al-Ghwell: How Sahel became a hub of militant extremism maghrebi.org/2025/09/02/h...

The Sahel region of Africa has undergone a dramatic transformation into the world’s epicenter for militant extremism, responsible for 51

Sudan: RSF kills seven people in besieged city of El-Fasher

Grace Sharp @gracesharpp.bsky.social · Sep 1

Sudan: RSF kills seven people in besieged city of El-Fasher maghrebi.org/2025/09/01/s...

Seven people were killed and 71 others were wounded after Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces shelled the besieged city of El-Fasher.

Tunisian rights groups reel from latest blow to freedom

Grace Sharp @gracesharpp.bsky.social · Sep 1

Tunisian rights groups reel from latest blow to freedom maghrebi.org/2025/09/01/t...

Tunisian rights groups and journalists have denounced the dissolution of the National Authority for Access to Information by the government.

Fitsum Assefa Adela: Investing in Africa’s green future

Grace Sharp @gracesharpp.bsky.social · Sep 1

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Fitsum Assefa Adela: Investing in Africa’s green future maghrebi.org/2025/09/01/f...

With the Second Africa Climate Summit just around the corner, many are asking whether Africa’s future will be defined by bold green growth.

Glenn Diesen: Budapest Memorandum and the Ukraine war

Grace Sharp @gracesharpp.bsky.social · Sep 1

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Glenn Diesen: Budapest Memorandum and the Ukraine war maghrebi.org/2025/08/29/g...

Narratives have been constructed to support a long war in Ukraine. For example, the narrative of an “unprovoked invasion” was important to

Algerian commitment to women’s rights sparks controversy

Grace Sharp @gracesharpp.bsky.social · Aug 29

Algerian commitment to women’s rights sparks controversy maghrebi.org/2025/08/28/a...

Algeria has retracted reservations over parts of the UN women’s rights convention, a step that has reignited debate in the country.

India to increase Russian oil imports, despite US tariffs

Grace Sharp @gracesharpp.bsky.social · Aug 29

India to increase Russian oil imports, despite US tariffs maghrebi.org/2025/08/28/i...

India is expected to increase its imports of Russian oil in September, despite United States President Donald Trump’s decision to double

Ex-UK PM Blair joins talks with Trump for Gaza's post-war plan

Grace Sharp @gracesharpp.bsky.social · Aug 29

Ex-UK PM Blair joins talks with Trump for Gaza's post-war plan maghrebi.org/2025/08/28/e...

Ex-UK Prime Minister Tony Blair is participating in talks in the US, led by President Donald Trump, concerning plans for post-war Gaza

Declan Hayes: Why is ISIS here, there and everywhere?

Grace Sharp @gracesharpp.bsky.social · Aug 29

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Declan Hayes: Why is ISIS here, there and everywhere? maghrebi.org/2025/08/28/d...

This website's recent report that the Islamic State (ISIS) is seemingly everywhere throughout Africa, particularly in "the Sahel region, the

Glenn Diesen: Europe’s new political class is rejecting reality

Grace Sharp @gracesharpp.bsky.social · Aug 27

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Glenn Diesen: Europe’s new political class is rejecting reality maghrebi.org/2025/08/27/g...

Russia considers NATO’s incursion into Ukraine to be an existential threat, yet Europe’s political class continues to deny the risks.