By Arezki Daoud: 22 February 2019 – North Africa remains confronted with so many sources of instability, while the Sahel has virtually collapsed. Authorities have been hanging people over the past two weeks following expedited trials that failed to deliver verdicts that are beyond reasonable doubt. Within southern Libya, concerns over growing ethnic conflict are alarming, as Arab and Tubu tribes may be escalating their own war. Morocco is consumed by the Western Sahara (WS) issue, and these past weeks saw a [one step forward, two step back] situation. Saudi Arabia has generally sided with Morocco on the WS issue, but the Saudis have recently signaled the potential for a review of their position on this issue.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 22, 2019 15:45 UTC