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Simon Speakman Cordall

Simon Speakman Cordall is a Tunis-based journalist. On Twitter: @IgnitionUK

A Tunisian prostitute works in a brothel in the district of Abdallah Guech in Tunis on Feb. 19, 2011.

Tunisia's sex workers want their brothels back

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A Sahrawi soldier waves the Sahrawi flag during a parade marking the 45th anniversary of the declaration of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), at a refugee camp on the outskirts of the southwestern Algerian city of Tindouf, on Feb. 27, 2021.

Tensions between Morocco, Polisario Front remain after leader's killing

Simon Speakman Cordall

Simon Speakman Cordall

Algerians carry a large banner during an anti-government demonstration in the capital, Algiers, on April 2, 2021.

Algerian protesters keep up pressure as government targets activists abroad

Simon Speakman Cordall

Simon Speakman Cordall

French President Emmanuel Macron meets Algerian Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia at the Elysee presidential palace before the opening of an international congress on Libya, Paris, France, May 29, 2018.

Can France’s decision to speed up declassification of Algeria war archives ease trauma in Algiers?

Simon Speakman Cordall

Simon Speakman Cordall

A general view shows an oil installation on the outskirts of In Amenas, deep in the Sahara near the Libyan border, on January 18, 2013. Islamist hostage-takers at a nearby gas field in the area, more than 1,300 kms southeast of the capital Algiers, demanded a prisoner swap and an end to the French military campaign in Mali, a report said, while 30 foreigners were reported still missing in the worst international hostage drama for years. AFP PHOTO/FAROUK BATICHE (Photo credit should read FAROUK BATICH

Algeria: Running on fumes

Simon Speakman Cordall

Simon Speakman Cordall

Algerian courts use cover of pandemic to reverse protesters' gains

Simon Speakman Cordall

Simon Speakman Cordall

A Tunisian policeman stands guard in central Tunis during a rally marking the ninth anniversary of the 2011 uprising on Habib Bourguiba Avenue on January 14, 2020. (Photo by FETHI BELAID / AFP) (Photo by FETHI BELAID/AFP via Getty Images)

Tunisian activists struggle to rein in police power

Simon Speakman Cordall

Simon Speakman Cordall

Algerian journalists gather in protest to demand the release of their colleague Khaled Drareni (poster), who was sentenced earlier this month to three years in jail for "inciting an unarmed gathering" and "endangering national unity", in the capital Algiers on August 24, 2020. - The Algerian justice system has in recent months increased the court cases and convictions against alleged Hirak militants, opposition politicians, journalists and social media users. (Photo by RYAD KRAMDI / AFP) (Photo by RYAD KRAM

Algeria cracks down on press as protest movement persists

Simon Speakman Cordall

Simon Speakman Cordall

A general view shows the port of Algiers on December 6, 2017. (Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN / AFP) (Photo credit should read LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP via Getty Images)

Algerians warn EU trade agreement could further decimate economy

Simon Speakman Cordall

Simon Speakman Cordall

Egyptian parliament members attend a general session in the capital Cairo on July 20, 2020. - Egypt's parliament greenlighted behind a closed-doors session later today, the possible deployment of troops in Libya to support Cairo's ally Khalifa Haftar, if rival Turkish-backed forces recapture the city of Sirte, the house said. (Photo by - / AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

Algeria, Tunisia on sidelines of regional diplomacy over Libya conflict

Simon Speakman Cordall

Simon Speakman Cordall

People attend a demonstration in Paris on July 5, 2020 in support of Algeria's Hirak key protest movement as Algeria celebrates today the anniversary of its 1962 independence from France. (Photo by FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP) (Photo by FRANCOIS GUILLOT/AFP via Getty Images)

Algeria calls on France to reckon with colonial past as BLM rocks globe

Simon Speakman Cordall

Simon Speakman Cordall

North Africa braces for coronavirus

Simon Speakman Cordall

Simon Speakman Cordall