A NORTH AFRICAN OASIS

摘要

North Africa's political and economic transition since the Arab Spring uprisings of the past four years has not been easy. The region's largest economy, Egypt, has seen a return to military rule, while neighbouring Libya is mired in militia-led violence and economic mismanagement. In Tunisia, a new technocratic government is struggling to contain a sudden and drastic rise in radical militant activity, a problem shared across the border in Algeria. These challenges have been compounded by a failure to execute the structural reforms needed to address sluggish growth, a dearth of infrastructure investment and high unemployment.