The Barbary macaque is legally protected in Algeria; however, crop losses could increase hostility toward the species if farmers lack practical ways to protect their crops.
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After seven years of drought and one extraordinary wet winter, northwestern Africa now faces another season of uncertainty.
In a knee-jerk reaction to the situation in Ceuta, 22 EU member states are seeking to step up border security. What are the legal loopholes and do stronger controls comply with the rule of law?
The match outcomes of the four north African nations reveal competing models of football development.
A labour and political ecology expert looks back at imperialistic logic and how chemical fertilisers have repeatedly served as strategic objectives and weapons, particularly in wartime.
Understanding genetics can help explain differences in disease susceptibility across populations, informing medical research and public health strategies.
An unprecedented occupational health study on takeaway delivery workers in France reveals shocking working conditions amid Europe-wide debate on their entitlement to standard employee rights.
An anthropologist of religion shows how Coptic Christians navigate two competing realities: the narrative of Christian persecution abroad and the suspicion surrounding migrants in the contemporary US.
The discovery points to a long evolutionary history in north Africa, much earlier than modern Homo sapiens.
In Africa, four countries cover the lion’s share of IA-related investments. But a few other countries on the continent are displaying undeniable potential in the field.
A large portion of Djerba’s cultural heritage has been erased by sea-level rise and human neglect.
A ritual and funerary landscape is emerging in northwestern Africa, revealing connections with the Mediterranean, Atlantic and the Saharan regions.
Jordan’s government has banned the Muslim Brotherhood movement, a week after 16 of its members were arrested
Genetic insights into the Fulani people not only illuminate their biological history but also enrich our understanding of their cultural and historical narratives.
The Maghreb has long been absent from studies on the recent prehistory of the Mediterranean. The new findings change that.
Tens of thousands of Sudanese have died during the 3-year conflict, with more than 14 million displaced.
Collards may have arrived in southern Morocco via early Muslim traders, and Morocco may have been a stop in the journey the vegetables took to America.
These findings challenge the long-held narrative about migration into and out of North Africa before and during the Neolithic.
Syria faces real challenges. A look at the research on post-Arab Spring challenges offers some answers for a region wracked by many crises.
The work of estimating conflict mortality is difficult. But that doesn’t make this grim exercise, nor accounting for the broader effects of conflict, any less critical.
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Professor in the Department of Government, University of Essex
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Professor, Université Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah
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Senior Lecturer in Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology, Life Sciences at the University of Bath, University of Bath
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Academic Fellow & Lecturer in Architecture and Cultural Heritage, Nottingham Trent University
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Research Associate, McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge
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Lecturer at the National School of Architecture and Urbanism, Université de Carthage
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Associate Professor in Sport Policy & Management, Qatar University
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Teaching Fellow, University of Portsmouth
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Associate Professor in the Comparative Politics of the Middle East and North Africa, Director of Arabic, Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Leeds
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Palaeontology, Utrecht University
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Associate Professor of History, University of Washington
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Associate Professor in Politics and Islam, Durham University
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Lecturer in Middle Eastern History, University of Reading
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Post-doctoral Researcher at The University of Oxford, University of Oxford
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PhD Candidate, School of Government and International Affairs, Durham University