The defeat against Argentina, the Algerian federation’s referral to FIFA, criticism around Luca Zidane and the decisive match against Jordan go beyond the pitch. In Algeria, football quickly becomes a stage on which frustrations, expectations and national excuse mechanisms are projected.
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The announced arrangement between Washington and Tehran, threats around the Strait of Hormuz, escalation between Israel and Hezbollah and the continuing disaster in Gaza all recall a simple truth: in the Middle East, diplomacy never floats above maps, straits, weapons and martyred peoples.
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The Sagrada Familia and Voyager seem to belong to two worlds: a stone basilica in Barcelona, a probe launched into space in 1977. Yet they tell the same thing: strong societies know how to build beyond themselves. They entrust time with a work that will survive men, governments and fashions.
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Algeria’s removal from the FATF grey list, the announced opening of banks on Saturdays, and official communication around Sonelgaz, Gara Djebilet and Naftal in Niger all stage the same political scene: the state wants to display economic normalization. But normalization is not transformation.
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A video reported by Moroccan media, allegedly showing a minor in a degrading situation, triggered public outrage. The decisive issue is not emotion: it is the ability of institutions to protect the child, establish facts and prevent repetition.
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Morocco, through OCP, holds a major lever over phosphate fertilizers. But the sulphur crisis and tensions around the Strait of Hormuz recall a basic reality: producing in Africa does not mean controlling the whole chain.
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Tunisia’s 2024 census confirms an ageing population: nearly 17 percent of residents are aged 60 or over. Behind the figure lies a concrete question: who cares, pays, accompanies and stays with ageing parents?
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Saudi Arabia wanted to turn oil rent into a spectacular future. Delays, reductions and cancellations around NEOM reveal a deeper contradiction: power can commission images, but it cannot abolish costs, time and political risks.
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IMF figures place Egypt, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Ghana, Angola and the DRC among the largest African debtors to the institution. The ranking is accounting; its meaning is political: debt narrows the space of decision.
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Niger’s presence at the Moscow international security forum belongs to a broader sequence: Sahel states are seeking alternative partners after breaking with France, but diversification of alliances is not enough to produce real security sovereignty.
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