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Three more days until Algeria’s contentious presidential election. The mood hangs heavy, urgent, resigned, and relieved...

North Africa Risk Consulting is now offering a new report examining the state of play in Algeria, new stakeholders, future trajectories, and implications for the hydrocarbons sector under a new presidential administration.

Happy Halloween, Toussaint, and Algerian Independence Day! There were no real changes in Algeria, Libya, or Mauritania’s trajectories over the last month. Next month, however, will be different. Algeria prepares for presidential elections, Libya enters the eighth month of civil war, and Mauritania’s president marks 100 days in office.

Years ago, during a meeting in New York with representatives from the Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a staffer responded to a question about why Algeria does not do PR by saying, “A beautiful woman does not have to wear makeup to pick up men.”