Francis Ghilès is senior research fellow at the Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (Cidob). He was the Financial Times's north Africa correspondent from 1981-95, and now contributes to newspapers such as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Le Monde, El Pais and La Vanguardia. He is a specialist in emerging energy markets and their relationship to political trends, and has advised western governments and corporations working in north Africa
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Published in: HomeNorth African diversities: an Algerian odysseyAlgeria wrested independence from France in 1962 after a bitter and extremely violent eight-year struggle. The...
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Published in: HomeNorth African diversities: a Tunisian odyssey
Tunisia's modern history, from the late French colonial period to the rule of two long-term presidents, has been a...
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Published in: HomeNorth African diversities: a personal odyssey
The era of European colonial rule in the Maghreb was one of great plurality and intermingling of cultures as well as...