Algeria

Faced with slumping oil revenues and declining reserves, the government has suggested tighter currency controls

A new committee is to revise the electoral law as the country prepares for a referendum on a new constitution

The government has finalised a set of amendments to the constitution, pending parliamentary approval and a public vote

A report accusing the late army chief of corruption has caused a scandal as the turnover of senior officials continues

The president has announced a plebiscite on proposed constitutional amendments on the symbolic date of November 1

A grouping of opposition parties says it is willing to engage with the president to push for change

Parts of Algeria and Tunisia have both been witnessing disruptions to supplies of drinking water, prompting protests

Rabat has reportedly been seeking to leverage its religious contacts in an effort to cool tensions in Mali