Eileen Byrne has been based in Tunis since 2011, reporting on developments there for publications including the <em> Guardian</em> and the <em>Economist</em>. She also reports from Libya, Algeria and Morocco, and was a correspondent in Morocco from 2001-2004.

Tunisia's Adapting Borderland Economy

[caption id="attachment_55248864" align="alignnone" width="620"] Ali Griri in his office in Kasserine. (Eileen Byrne)[/caption] From his comfortable…

Algeria, Bouteflika, Cynics and Democrats

[caption id="attachment_55249776" align="alignnone" width="620"] Algerian men walk in front of electoral posters for Ali Benflis on April 13, 2014. …

Truth Telling in Tunisia

[caption id="attachment_55250343" align="alignnone" width="620"] Tunisians, who are also victims of torture, protest during a ceremony to unveil the…