Prospects for North Africa in 2018

Subject

North Africa prospects 2018.

Significance

Elections will be the key theme in 2018 for North African countries (apart from Morocco). Algeria will be in pre-electoral positioning as the ruling coalition aims to achieve a fifth term for its octogenarian, ailing president in 2019; Egypt will organise its second presidential elections since 2011 in the first half of 2018; Tunisia is looking to hold its much-delayed, first-ever local government elections; and Libya will be ambitiously planning new elections if it concludes successful talks to bridge the gap between rival administrations.