Francis Ghiles

Francis Ghiles is an associate fellow at the Barcelona Centre for International Affairs.

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Turkey-made armoured personnel vehicles, shipped to Libya’s Government of National Accord, arrive at Tripoli port. (AFP)
Europe unable to help as bedlam spreads in Sahel
July 13, 2019
Anticipating trends. Young teachers take part in a protest demanding their integration in the civil service as employees of the education ministry in Rabat, last April. (Reuters)
Medium-term prospects are uneven across Maghreb
July 06, 2019
Prosecution overdrive. Workers carry signs in solidarity with Mourad Eulmi, the head of the Algerian family-owned firm SOVAC, a partner of Volkswagen AG, questioned in court about corruption accusations in Algiers. (AFP)
Algeria’s generals fail to see turmoil’s toll on economy
June 29, 2019
Waiting for the way out. A man sits at a bus station decorated with the national flag during a protest demanding the removal of Algeria’s ruling elite in Algiers, Algeria. (Reuters)
Amid turmoil, Algeria remains a riddle wrapped in mystery
June 22, 2019
This picture taken on June 15, 2019 shows a view of empty seats following a meeting of Algerian civil society representatives in support of protests in the capital Algiers. (AFP)
In hollowed-out Algeria there is no one to negotiate a transition
June 15, 2019
Unanswered questions. Algerian protesters shout slogans during an anti-government demonstration in the capital Algiers. (AFP)
Failure by Algeria’s army to move forward would destabilise region
June 08, 2019
Little to offer. EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini presents the European Commission’s Enlargement Package for 2019 in Brussels, May 29. (Reuters)
After elections, as before, EU remains an economic giant and diplomatic minnow
June 01, 2019
A Jewish pilgrim lights a candle on the second day of the annual pilgrimage to El Ghriba synagogue in Djerba, May 22. (AFP)
Jews flock to Tunisia’s Djerba in another illustration of religious tolerance
May 25, 2019
A man sits at a bus station decorated with the national flag in Algiers. (Reuters)
Foreign interference sparks heightened concern in Algeria
May 18, 2019
Algerian students demand the overthrow of the "system" during protests in the capital Algiers, May 7. (AFP)
Can Algeria’s army lead the quest for a modern state?
May 11, 2019
False pretenses. Former Sonatrach CEO Abdelmoumen Ould Kaddour (L) during a meeting with executives and employees at Hassi R’mel gas field, last October. (Reuters)
Sonatrach’s skeletons coming out of the closet
May 04, 2019
Police officers wait near a prisoner transport vehicle by the gate of a court, after businessmen suspected of corruption were driven into the building in Algiers, Algeria April 23, 2019. (Reuters)
A wave of arrests amid Algeria’s game of thrones
April 27, 2019
Patience running thin. Algerian Army Chief of Staff Ahmed Gaid Salah. (AFP)
Mediene’s rearguard wars in Algeria
April 20, 2019
Expecting turbulence. Abdelkader Bensalah after being appointed as interim president by Algeria’s parliament, April 9. (Reuters)
Algeria has an interim president, so what’s next?
April 13, 2019
Catalan Regional President Quim Torra (C) speaks in Barcelona, February 1, hours after pro-independence leaders were transferred to Madrid ahead of the start of their trial. (AFP)
Political earthquake likely after Spain’s snap elections
March 30, 2019
Extraordinarily resilient. Algerians take part in a demonstration against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika in Algiers, March 15. (DPA)
The two Algerian generals’ war of shadows
March 30, 2019
Algerian demonstrators take part in a protest calling on President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to quit, March 22. (Reuters)
The Algerian Army has fateful decisions to make
March 23, 2019
Identity issue. During a protest in Algiers, March 15, the Algerian flag is hoisted below the Berber banner. (AP)
The key lessons of Algeria’s protests
March 16, 2019
Algerian riot police clashes with protestors (not pictured) demonstrating in Algiers against Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, on March 8. (DPA)
Algeria has turned a page in its modern history
March 09, 2019
The Algerian flag with the words written on it that read, “System get out, free Algeria” is held as protesters rally in Paris against the Algerian president’s bid for a fifth term in office, February 24. (AFP)
Events in Algeria surprise the French
March 02, 2019