Diversity Policy

Why Diversity Matters Editorially

North Africa, the Maghreb and the Sahel cannot be accurately understood through a single national, institutional or external perspective. Political structures, economic conditions, languages, historical experiences and relationships with neighboring countries differ substantially across the region.

Diversity improves coverage when it helps us:

• Identify assumptions that may be too broad or one-sided;
• Compare official accounts with other relevant evidence;
• Understand how the same development affects different places or groups;
• Explain regional differences instead of treating the region as uniform;
• Recognize gaps in sourcing or context;
• Make complex subjects useful to readers with different levels of regional knowledge.

Source Diversity

Strong reporting depends not simply on using more sources, but on using sources appropriate to the question being examined and understanding the limitations or interests attached to each source.

Sources we prioritize

• Government documents and public records;
• Official statistics and institutional data;
• Regulatory material and company disclosures;
• Academic and specialist research;
• Direct statements from relevant people and organizations;
• Qualified experts or knowledgeable sources where specialist interpretation is useful;
• Credible local, regional and international reporting for context or additional verification.

Questions we consider

• Does the source have direct knowledge of the subject?
• Does the source have a political, commercial or institutional interest?
• Would another type of source materially improve the article?
• Are affected communities relevant to understanding the consequences of the issue?
• Can a claim be checked against primary evidence?
• Are we clearly distinguishing evidence from interpretation, advocacy or opinion?

Source diversity does not mean treating every claim as equally reliable. Relevance, firsthand knowledge, evidence, attribution and corroboration remain central to editorial judgment.

Audience Awareness

Maghreb Insider publishes in English for readers seeking structured information about North Africa, the Maghreb and the Sahel.

Readers may include internationally focused general readers, business and industry professionals, researchers, journalists, policy specialists, political-risk professionals, companies and institutional readers.

Where appropriate, coverage should work at more than one level: a reader unfamiliar with an institution, project or political dispute should be able to understand the necessary context, while a reader who already follows the subject should still find useful detail and sourcing.

We therefore try not to assume that every reader already understands local political structures, historical disputes, company relationships or regional terminology.

Geographic Context

Maghreb Insider's core coverage includes Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Mauritania and Western Sahara, with wider Sahel coverage where developments materially affect the region.

These countries and territories differ significantly in political institutions, economic structures, languages, security conditions and relationships with neighboring states. We therefore avoid treating a single national experience as representative of the entire region.

External actors are covered when their policies, investments or strategic decisions materially affect North Africa, the Maghreb or the Sahel. External perspectives should not automatically replace relevant local or regional evidence.

Coverage Gaps

No publication can cover every country, institution, industry or community equally. Source availability, language, access, timing and editorial priorities can create gaps.

Maghreb Insider may review reader feedback, search trends, source availability and editorial priorities to identify subjects that need clearer or broader coverage.

Geographic gaps

Countries, cities, border areas or sub-regions may receive less coverage than their strategic importance warrants.

Source gaps

A subject may be dominated by government, company or external sources without sufficient additional context.

Topic gaps

Industries, institutions or strategic issues may become more important as regional conditions change.

Explanation gaps

Repeated reader questions may indicate that an issue requires a clearer explainer, guide or reference page.

Continuity gaps

Long-running political, economic or infrastructure developments may require updated timelines or reference material.

Identifying a gap does not automatically require publication. Editorial decisions continue to depend on relevance, evidence, sourcing and reader value.

Expert and Knowledgeable Input

Maghreb Insider may seek input from contributors, researchers, analysts, industry specialists, officials, institutional representatives, companies or other knowledgeable sources when additional context would improve coverage.

External expertise can assist with technical interpretation, background, source discovery or verification. It does not automatically determine Maghreb Insider's editorial conclusions.

Including a person's or organization's perspective also does not constitute endorsement of that perspective.

Editorial Independence

Decisions about which perspectives, sources or communities are relevant to an article are editorial decisions.

Advertisers, commercial partners, governments, companies and other interested parties do not receive a right to control independent editorial conclusions because they provide information, access or commercial support.

Similarly, diversity of perspective should strengthen reporting rather than replace standards of evidence.

Reader Input

Readers can help identify missing context, underused sources, unclear terminology and subjects that deserve further attention.

• Suggest a primary or specialist source;
• Flag missing geographic, institutional or historical context;
• Report inaccurate, unclear or unnecessarily stereotyped language;
• Suggest a topic that requires clearer explanation;
• Identify a relevant perspective that may be missing from existing coverage.

General feedback

union@maghrebinsider.com

Editorial and source suggestions

editorial@maghrebinsider.com

Reader feedback may inform future editorial decisions, but submitting a suggestion does not guarantee publication, quotation or a change to existing coverage.