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Morocco
Tomato giant Azura going bust or simply subtly restructuring?

Morocco's agricultural leader continues to close various companies associated with it, due to it experiencing 'bankruptcy', but there's more to this reorganisation than meets the eye.

Subscribers only Business 04.07.2025

Morocco
Negotiations kick off between OCP Group and American Bloom Energy

Looking for partners to help it meet its decarbonisation targets, the Moroccan phosphate giant is in advanced discussions with the US company.

Subscribers only Energy 04.07.2025

Libya
Khalifa Haftar's arrest of Toubou leader inflames crisis in Fezzan

To undermine all attempts to rally South Libyan forces to the government in Tripoli, General Khalifa Haftar has had military leader Hassan Moussa Keley arrested. But the move is creating new divisions with the Toubous.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 03.07.2025

Tunisia
STB Bank loans under investigation

An investigation has been opened into loans granted by STB Bank. It is linked to loans taken out by businessmen Maher Chaâbane and Taoufik Mkacher, among others.

Subscribers only Finance 03.07.2025

Spotlight | Morocco
Embraer and Lockheed Martin in dogfight for Moroccan air force deal

A C-390 Millennium aircraft from Brazilian aerospace manufacturer Embraer, in February 2023. © Jagadeesh NV/EPA/MaxPPP

Subscribers only Defence 02.07.2025

Algeria
Algiers plays the business card to reinforce ties with Washington

After losing influence in the United States under the presidency of Bouteflika and at the end of his reign, Algiers is reactivating its networks in the energy sector.

Free access Business 02.07.2025

Algeria
Tebboune soon to appoint future oil kingpins

The Algerian President is putting the finishing touches to the next hydrocarbons team in the government and at the head of the national company, in what is a rather favourable context for the oil business.

Subscribers only Energy, Politics 01.07.2025

Morocco
Close to the palace, Khalid Azaitar is investing in AI firm

A member of the influential German-Moroccan siblings who regularly accompany Mohammed VI, Khalid Azaitar has taken control of a small IT company dedicated to the development of artificial intelligence.

Subscribers only Business 01.07.2025

Morocco
Mohammed VI's distribution group Optorg continues changes at the top

Laïla Ait el-Mkadem has just been appointed deputy CEO of Al Mada's distribution subsidiary.

Subscribers only Business 30.06.2025

Egypt
First delivery of French wheat for Egyptian military

European traders Soufflet and Louis Dreyfus are about to dispatch 180,000 tonnes of wheat from French ports, a symbolic victory for the Mostakbal Misr agency, which is struggling to impose its credibility.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 27.06.2025

Tunisia
Tunisair's recovery plan yet to take shape

In dire straits for years, the national airline is waiting for a rescue plan that has been slow to materialise. Previous plans have followed a similar trajectory.

Subscribers only Business 26.06.2025

Libya
Rada militia revives coalition of pro-Haftar forces in Tripoli

Al-Radaa for Countering Terrorism and Organized Crime has renewed alliances with the armed groups run out of Tripoli in 2022 during Fathi Bashagha's failed coup, supported at the time by the authorities in the east.

Subscribers only Defence 26.06.2025

Spotlight | Libya
Dabaiba turns to Azerbaijan in search of attack drones

In Misrata, Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dabaiba's joint force has established contact with the Azerbaijan Defence Ministry to acquire offensive aircraft. The head of the Government of National Unity may be preparing an operation against hostile militias in Tripoli.

Subscribers only Defence 25.06.2025

Libyan army's 444th brigade in Tripoli, June 2022.

Libya
How murdered Ghneiwa militia leader made Libya's oil fleet his own

The national oil tanker company had been taken over by Abdelghani al-Kikli. Before his murder last month, he had made changes within its board of directors and its operations in order to generate personal income.

Subscribers only Business 25.06.2025

Spotlight | Libya
Germany's BASF trying to cut loose from Russian shareholder in Wintershall

The chemical giant has yet to find a way to sell off all its oil assets in Libya. The problem is that its partner has been under international sanctions since the start of the war in Ukraine.

Subscribers only Energy 24.06.2025

On the way to Wintershall's Jakhira oilfield, Libya, 2004.

Mauritania, Morocco
SNTM-led consortium favourite to win Kankossa water supply contract

Allied to Mauritanian firm BISTP, the Moroccan company Société Nouvelle Travaux Maroc is poised to land a water supply project for the town of Kiffa and neighbouring areas.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 24.06.2025

Morocco
Royal Air Maroc-Airbus deal still up in the air

The Moroccan company's negotiations over its Parisian flight time slots are hindering the finalisation of an order for 20 aircraft from Airbus, a deal the European aeronautics company was hoping to sign at the Paris-Le Bourget Air Show.

Subscribers only Business 23.06.2025

View of a Royal Air Maroc plane in Marrakesh, on 10 January 2024.

Morocco
French minister Aurore Bergé due to visit the kingdom

On 24 June, French Equality Minister Aurore Bergé, will take part in a conference alongside key figures from the Moroccan feminist movement.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.06.2025

Morocco
AFD backs alliance between OCP and Engie

Announced with great fanfare at the beginning of May, the agreement between Agence Française de Développement and the phosphate giant OCP Group should also benefit French group Engie.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Energy 20.06.2025

Spotlight | Libya
Ankara recalibrates its forces with Saddam Haftar

The Turkish government is strengthening its ties with the self-styled Libyan National Army, while its military officials are holding talks with generals in both the west and east of the divided state. In return, Ankara could secure a lucrative deal on maritime boundaries in the Mediterranean.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 19.06.2025

Libya's eastern military strongman Khalifa Haftar in Benghazi, Libya, on 31 March 2025.

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DRC
Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

North Africa

Morocco
Tomato giant Azura going bust or simply subtly restructuring?

Morocco
Negotiations kick off between OCP Group and American Bloom Energy

Libya
Khalifa Haftar's arrest of Toubou leader inflames crisis in Fezzan

Tunisia
STB Bank loans under investigation

Spotlight | Morocco
Embraer and Lockheed Martin in dogfight for Moroccan air force deal

Algeria
Algiers plays the business card to reinforce ties with Washington

Algeria
Tebboune soon to appoint future oil kingpins

Morocco
Close to the palace, Khalid Azaitar is investing in AI firm

Morocco
Mohammed VI's distribution group Optorg continues changes at the top

Egypt
First delivery of French wheat for Egyptian military

Tunisia
Tunisair's recovery plan yet to take shape

Libya
Rada militia revives coalition of pro-Haftar forces in Tripoli

Spotlight | Libya
Dabaiba turns to Azerbaijan in search of attack drones

Libya
How murdered Ghneiwa militia leader made Libya's oil fleet his own

Spotlight | Libya
Germany's BASF trying to cut loose from Russian shareholder in Wintershall

Mauritania, Morocco
SNTM-led consortium favourite to win Kankossa water supply contract

Morocco
Royal Air Maroc-Airbus deal still up in the air

Morocco
French minister Aurore Bergé due to visit the kingdom

Morocco
AFD backs alliance between OCP and Engie

Spotlight | Libya
Ankara recalibrates its forces with Saddam Haftar

Tunisia
The army bolsters hold on Tunisian Sahara

Morocco
Fresh investment duo bet on new private hospital

Algeria
Algiers enlists Parisian law firm in case against German manufacturer Heitkamp

Spotlight | Algeria
Major French groups navigate a mixed climate amid Paris-Algiers diplomatic chill

Libya
Moscow fears being excluded from the Berlin process

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Namibia Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

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West African cocoa cartel battles with the traders

North Africa

Morocco Tomato giant Azura going bust or simply subtly restructuring?

Morocco Negotiations kick off between OCP Group and American Bloom Energy

Libya Khalifa Haftar's arrest of Toubou leader inflames crisis in Fezzan

Tunisia STB Bank loans under investigation

Spotlight | Morocco Embraer and Lockheed Martin in dogfight for Moroccan air force deal

Algeria Algiers plays the business card to reinforce ties with Washington

Algeria Tebboune soon to appoint future oil kingpins

Morocco Close to the palace, Khalid Azaitar is investing in AI firm

Morocco Mohammed VI's distribution group Optorg continues changes at the top

Egypt First delivery of French wheat for Egyptian military

Tunisia Tunisair's recovery plan yet to take shape

Libya Rada militia revives coalition of pro-Haftar forces in Tripoli

Spotlight | Libya Dabaiba turns to Azerbaijan in search of attack drones

Libya How murdered Ghneiwa militia leader made Libya's oil fleet his own

Spotlight | Libya Germany's BASF trying to cut loose from Russian shareholder in Wintershall

Mauritania, Morocco SNTM-led consortium favourite to win Kankossa water supply contract

Morocco Royal Air Maroc-Airbus deal still up in the air

Morocco French minister Aurore Bergé due to visit the kingdom

Morocco AFD backs alliance between OCP and Engie

Spotlight | Libya Ankara recalibrates its forces with Saddam Haftar

Tunisia The army bolsters hold on Tunisian Sahara

Morocco Fresh investment duo bet on new private hospital

Algeria Algiers enlists Parisian law firm in case against German manufacturer Heitkamp

Spotlight | Algeria Major French groups navigate a mixed climate amid Paris-Algiers diplomatic chill

Libya Moscow fears being excluded from the Berlin process

The weekly summary

About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

DRC
Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Morocco
Tomato giant Azura going bust or simply subtly restructuring?

Morocco
Negotiations kick off between OCP Group and American Bloom Energy

Libya
Khalifa Haftar's arrest of Toubou leader inflames crisis in Fezzan

Tunisia
STB Bank loans under investigation

Spotlight | Morocco
Embraer and Lockheed Martin in dogfight for Moroccan air force deal

Algeria
Algiers plays the business card to reinforce ties with Washington

Algeria
Tebboune soon to appoint future oil kingpins

Morocco
Close to the palace, Khalid Azaitar is investing in AI firm

Morocco
Mohammed VI's distribution group Optorg continues changes at the top

Egypt
First delivery of French wheat for Egyptian military

Tunisia
Tunisair's recovery plan yet to take shape

Libya
Rada militia revives coalition of pro-Haftar forces in Tripoli

Spotlight | Libya
Dabaiba turns to Azerbaijan in search of attack drones

Libya
How murdered Ghneiwa militia leader made Libya's oil fleet his own

Spotlight | Libya
Germany's BASF trying to cut loose from Russian shareholder in Wintershall

Mauritania, Morocco
SNTM-led consortium favourite to win Kankossa water supply contract

Morocco
Royal Air Maroc-Airbus deal still up in the air

Morocco
French minister Aurore Bergé due to visit the kingdom

Morocco
AFD backs alliance between OCP and Engie

Spotlight | Libya
Ankara recalibrates its forces with Saddam Haftar

Tunisia
The army bolsters hold on Tunisian Sahara

Morocco
Fresh investment duo bet on new private hospital

Algeria
Algiers enlists Parisian law firm in case against German manufacturer Heitkamp

Spotlight | Algeria
Major French groups navigate a mixed climate amid Paris-Algiers diplomatic chill

Libya
Moscow fears being excluded from the Berlin process