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MEA Risk LLC is pleased to share its analysts views and analyses on security issues. Our focus for now is on the Maghreb, Sahel, Egypt, Turkey, Nigeria, East Africa and Mozambique. More regions will be rolled out soon. MEA Risk podcasts are meant for people and organizations active in the tracked regions. Used can check the status of stability and risk to insure they understand issues affecting their safety and those of their colleagues, staff and families. The podcast is hosted by Arezki Daoud, the lead analyst at MEA Risk LLC.
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Jul 28, 2021
Understanding Tunisia’s political crisis in ten minutes
There has been unusual interest in the west about the political crisis engulfing Tunisia this week. Naturally Tunisia was always seen the cradle of the Jasmin Revolution, and the nation that showed the best prospect of democratization. But this week, the president froze the parliament for one month and dismissed the prime minister, moves that […]
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Jan 21, 2021
How governments in northern Africa are left with only repression as they are unable to govern
This week (ending 21 January 2021), Tunisia made the front pages of global media with Tunisians clashing with security forces over the past days to complain about their living conditions. The riots, which are still underway, have been taking place in several regions, concentrating largely on disadvantaged areas and neighborhoods. In Morocco, the detention of […]
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Nov 28, 2020
Podcast: Tunisia faces chaotic situation, as economic woes could derail political progress
Tunisia is a boiling cauldron. It is certain that the Covid-19 epidemic is having a drastic impact on the country on many fronts. But the system put in place after the 2011 Jasmine Revolution, which was praised around the world as paving the way for the first democracy in the Arab world, has simply stalled. […]
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Nov 18, 2020
Podcast: NGOs in the Sahel: Operating in an increasingly challenging environment
In this episode, Arezki Daoud discusses with Do Christophe Ouattar of World Neighbors (http://WN.org) how NGOs are operating in the Sahel. Topics include coping with growing insecurity, environment degradation, the impact of Covid-19 on humanitarian affairs and much more.
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Nov 12, 2020
Podcast: Evolution of the Covid pandemic in the Maghreb as of mid-Nov. 2020
In this brief podcast recorded on 12 November 2020, MEA Risk’s Arezki Daoud provides an update on the Coronavirus in the Maghreb region. The state of the Covid-19 epidemic in the Maghreb looks rather bleak as we are reaching the mid-point of November 2020. As in during the Spanish flu pandemic, the Covid-19 virus is […]
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Oct 27, 2020
Libya: A Fragile Ceasefire: Podcast
In this “In case you missed it” brief, Arezki Daoud of MEA Risk discusses the challenges of the ceasefire in Libya to stick. Download the episode here.
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Oct 9, 2020
Podcast: One more election in Algeria and a highly compromised economic outlook
In this episode, Arezki Daoud of MEA Risk LLC and Editor of the North Africa Journal revisits Algeria after the most recent brief review on Egypt. Why Algeria? because the country is bracing for yet another election on 1 November with the government of President Tebboune pushing for a new constitution. This podcast will highlight […]
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Sep 21, 2020
Podcast: An overstretched Egypt and the seeds of future unrest
In this 20-minute podcast, MEA Risk analyst Arezki Daoud discusses how overstretched Egypt is and what could be the seeds of future unrest. Episode recorded on 21 September 2020.
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Jul 17, 2020
Podcast: Covid-19 and the crises of Libya, Tunisia and Mali
In this brief podcast recorded on 17 July 2020, MEA Risk analyst Arezki Daoud provides an update on what we are seeing in North Africa and the Sahel. The region is experiencing tumultuous events as the summer evolves. At this stage, it is clear that the fall season is expected to be intense. There were […]
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Jun 18, 2020
Podcast: Algeria braces for new cycle of anti-regime protests
18 June 2020: There have been increasing calls by pro-democracy militants to resume the Hirak anti-regime protest movement in Algeria, a situation that has prompted an intensification of government repression against opposition figures and rights activists. The Algerian regime faces an exceedingly difficult outlook. Not only the country’s economy is beyond repair in light of […]
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