What are some political problems currently facing North Africa?

Some of the problems facing North Africa today still have to do with the following:

North Africa comprises of the following countries:

Algeria, for instance, is still under military rule or what some may call a "controlled democracy". This comprises of a mixed leadership of the military and unelected civilians who make decisions in the country.  

Unsatisfied with the current system of government, the people are constantly oscillating between having mild and unrest and having a coup to enable them to transition into a full-blown democracy.

Egypt too is not left out.

In March of 2019, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi secured a second term in what many describe as an unfree and unfair presidential election.

Since then his security forces have reduced the country's democracy to one of intimidation, violence, and arrests especially against political opponents, civil society activists, and many others who voice out their criticism of the government.

Libya

Since the Muammar Qaddafi was overthrown, Libya has continued to struggle. Many of the peace conferences sponsored by various nations have failed to yield any result.  

The country is still rife with violent conflicts as it tries to very hard to create operational state institutions.  

One of the factors that have been attributed to Libya's current state of events is interference by foreign actors such as Turkey, UAE, Russia and some European states.

Morocco

The Moroccan system of government is still largely repressive with many proponents of good governance being jailed for statements they uttered under torture by the police.

Freedom of speech is very far from the reach of the people in Morocco.

Sudan  

Following the ousting from the government of President Omar al-Bashir, an interim government comprising civilians and military officials is currently in charge of the affairs of the nation.

The country is staggering under the weight of inflation, nefarious activities by rebels and huge public debts.

Western Sahara

Western Sahara is contested territory. It is contested between Morocco and the Front Polisario and its legal status is still unresolved.

A lot of Sahrawis have lived all their life as refugees. The UN’s refugee agency, UNHCR, estimates that about 170,000 are currently in the Tindouf refugee camps.

Tunisia

Tunisia is the only fully democratic sovereign state in the Arab world.

It is credited with a high human development index.

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