Massinissa Benlakehal

Massinissa Benlakehal is a freelance journalist based in North Africa. Since 2013, he covers issues relating to migration, refugees and terrorism in the Maghreb region.

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Digging up the past of the Nice attacker, who killed three French citizens

Brahim Aouissaoui was a non-practicing Muslim for the majority of the time he spent in Tunisia. He drank alcohol, smoked marijuana and sold contraband fuel.

9 MIN READ

Digging up the past of the Nice attacker, who killed three French citizens

Algeria protests: Is President Bouteflika staring at a dead end?

The ailing leader's 20-year rule is facing a major challenge as protests show no sign of abating.

6 MIN READ

Algeria protests: Is President Bouteflika staring at a dead end?

Tunisia cracks down on bloggers for speaking against the government

Prime Minister Youssef Chahed’s government is using draconian laws to target bloggers for expressing dissent on the internet.

7 MIN READ

Tunisia cracks down on bloggers for speaking against the government

Tunisia's ongoing ups and downs following the Jasmine Revolution

Eight years after the 2011 uprising, Tunisia is the only Arab country that has accomplished a number of major successes, but political vulnerability and economic turmoil could reverse those gains.

8 MIN READ

Tunisia's ongoing ups and downs following the Jasmine Revolution

Algerians recount detention horror in Libya

The story of a group of Algerians who witnessed western Libya’s increasingly “institutionalised” detention centres — and slave market — from the inside.

11 MIN READ

Algerians recount detention horror in Libya