Pope Leo and the strongmen
The Pope’s African tour tested whether the papacy can speak to ordinary people without becoming a prop for authoritarian power.
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Zahra Rahmouni
Zahra Rahmouni is an independent French-Algerian journalist who covers Algerian political, economic and social news for several international media outlets.
The missing voices of Western Sahara
At the UN’s annual Western Sahara debate, everyone gets heard except the Sahrawis themselves.
Rebuilding Algeria’s oceans
Grassroots activists and marine scientists in Algeria are building artificial reefs to restore biodiversity and sustain fishing communities, but scaling up requires more than passion — it needs institutional support and political will.
Mosque diplomacy
In North Africa, religion is being used to spread political and cultural influence.