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October, 2022

  • 19 October

    Réquisitions dans les raffineries : le gouvernement contre le droit de grève

    En utilisant un dispositif prévu pour des situations de troubles particulièrement graves comme la guerre, l’exécutif érode des libertés acquises de haute lutte, estime un collectif de spécialistes du droit. La grève de grande ampleur initiée dans les raffineries françaises des sociétés TotalEnergies et Esso-ExxonMobil provoque une pénurie de carburant …

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  • 19 October

    Inter-rebel clashes resume in northwest Syria after collapse of truce

    Rival Syrian rebel groups in northwestern Syria resumed heavy clashes a day after a fragile truce ended five days of bloody fighting in the last remaining opposition enclave, residents and rebels said on Monday. The main jihadist rebel group, Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS), listed as terrorists by the United …

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  • 19 October

    Charting the Rise of Anti-French Sentiment Across Northern Africa

    In November 2021, a French military convoy was making its way to Mali while passing through Burkina Faso and Niger. It did not get very far. It was stopped in Téra, Niger, and before that at several points in Burkina Faso (in Bobo-Dioulasso and Kaya as well as in Ouagadougou, …

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  • 19 October

    The Other Russia-West War: Why Some African Countries are Abandoning Paris, Joining Moscow

    The moment that Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba was ousted by his own former military colleague, Captain Ibrahim Traore, pro-coup crowds filled the streets. Some burned French flags, others carried Russian flags. This scene alone represents the current tussle underway throughout the African continent. A few years ago, the discussion regarding …

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  • 19 October

    The Protesters Want Fundamental Change in Iran

    Since the death of Mahsa Amini on September 16, unrest in Iranian cities has continued. So far, more than 100 people have been killed in the riots, and many political activists, journalists, and college students have been arrested. On October 3, after over two weeks of silence, the Supreme Leader, …

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  • 19 October

    Why China Aims Too High

    The Return of Beijing’s Dubious Economic Growth Targets For most of the past four decades, economic development has been the Chinese government’s lodestar. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has implicitly justified its rule by pointing to expansive growth. Indeed, since the Chinese leadership first unveiled an annual growth target, in …

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  • 19 October

    The Beginning of the End of the Islamic Republic

    Iranians Have Had Enough of Theocracy The current protests in Iran sound the death knell of the Islamic Republic. The killing in police custody of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who was arrested for wearing the hijab incorrectly, has unleashed a wave of angry and bloody demonstrations, boycotts, work stoppages, …

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  • 19 October

    Algeria relaxes rules for foreign investors

    Algeria seeks to breathe new life into its investment landscape with a new investment law. Published at the end of July, the updated legislation aims at boosting investment flows in a bid to enhance the country’s economic performance and, more importantly, break with its hydrocarbons dependence. Following years of social …

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  • 19 October

    New Iraqi president takes office, government expected next week

    Iraq’s new president commenced his duties, and the designated prime minister will form his Cabinet next week. Latif Rashid, a veteran political leader in the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) who was elected Oct. 13 as Iraq’s new president, commenced his duties in Al-Salam Palace in Baghdad on Monday. Rashid …

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  • 19 October

    Iran to ‘reciprocate’ new EU sanctions amid continued unrest

    EU sanctions over Iran’s clampdown on dissent unsettled Iranian authorities, which are grappling with one of the biggest domestic challenges they have faced since the 1979 revolution. The spokesperson for Iran’s Foreign Ministry, Nasser Kanani, condemned sanctions slapped by the Council of the European Union on a number of Iranian …

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