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Algeria
Army still in market for mobile phone scramblers

Despite the increasing constraints on its budget, Algeria's Armée nationale populaire (ANP) is continuing to procure high-tech equipment.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 30.04.2020

Morocco
With Gulf funding, Khalid Aït Taleb resumes construction of Rabat university hospital

The health minister is quietly restarting a vast project to rebuild the capital's Ibn Sina hospital, but finance might turn out to be trickier than planned.

Subscribers only Business 29.04.2020

Tunisia
Kaïs Saïed's chief of staff Nadia Akacha sways foreign affairs pick

Nadia Akacha, the president's new chief of staff appointed at the start of the year, was behind Lotfi Ben Gaïed's posting as the head of staff at the ministry of foreign affairs.

Subscribers only Politics 29.04.2020

Algeria
Food & beverages: Government and police weigh in to save Castel's takeover of NCA Rouiba

An employee monitors production at the Rouiba drinks factory on the outskirts of Algiers.© REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

Subscribers only Business 28.04.2020

Libya
Diverging views over Ankara could sink new EU maritime surveillance operation

European Union member states are reluctant to back the new military Operation Irini, designed to enforce the Libya arms embargo, while there is little consensus as to how to react to Turkey's military offensive in the Mediterrenean.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.04.2020

Tunisia
MP Mehdi Ben Gharbia tries on Nike shoes for size

Bizerte MP and head of World Freight Services, Mehdi Ben Gharbia, is ready to launch into Nike shoes distribution.

Subscribers only Business 27.04.2020

Spotlight | Libya
Covid-19: Muwafak El Mabrouk bestrides healthcare market from Tripoli to Benghazi

Alfa Healthcare boss Muwafak El Mabrouk, a dominant player in the pharmaceutical and medical supplies distribution sector who has close ties to the Sarraj administration, has been making inroads into the Cyrenaican market.

Subscribers only Business 24.04.2020

Libya
Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, Antonio Guterres's top pick for UNSMIL head after Salamé resignation

Mauritania's current minister of foreign affairs Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed is at the top of a very long list of potential candidates the UN is considering to head its support mission to Libya.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 24.04.2020

Mauritanian Foreign Minister Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed is the UN Secretary General's favorite for the post of special envoy to Libya.

Algeria
Tebboune troubled by wheat shortages and falling oil prices

A financially damaging cocktail of higher wheat prices, poor harvests and the collapse of the oil market is stirring Algeria's President Abdelmadjid Tebboune's fears of public unrest as Ramadan starts.

Subscribers only Business 23.04.2020

Algeria's President Abdelmadjid Tebboune.

Morocco
Aziz Akhannouch opens up Afriquia Gaz board to senior members of his political party

In another case of revolving doors, RNI cadres now have key roles in the subsidiary of the agriculture minister's Akwa Holding.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 23.04.2020

Inner Circle | Tunisia
Mongi Marzouk brings in his liegemen at the Ministry of Energy and STEG

Following his appointment in February, Minister of Energy Mongi Marzouk is building around himself a highly political support team to ensure he has maximum control of the energy sector, particularly key national electricity provider STEG

Subscribers only Politics 22.04.2020

Mongi Marzouk was appointed Minister of Energy in February.

Tunisia
A month after bombing, KIG supplies armoured vehicles to US embassy

US defence company Kazi Investment Group has been selected to deliver civilian armoured vehicles to the US Embassy in Tunis, which was targeted on March 6 by a suicide attack.

Subscribers only Business 21.04.2020

Morocco
Billboard queen Nabila Freidji mends her nets in Dakhla

Prominent in the world of urban advertising, the businesswoman is now seeking a new partner in her lesser-known Western Sahara firm FRED Fisheries to replace adman Saïd Bennani Karim.

Subscribers only Business 20.04.2020

Nabila Freidji is seeking new partner in her firm FRED Fisheries.

Algeria
Alnaft still looking for private partner to add shine to its oil blocks

Algeria's oil and gas agency Alnaft has extended the submission date for expressions of interest to conduct a series of studies on the hydrocarbon potential of its basins and commercialisation of the data to May 6.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 20.04.2020

Morocco
Covid-19: Mohammed VI breaks with African Union, wants others to join him

Against a backdrop of an old rivalry with South Africa over Western Sahara, Rabat is snubbing the African Union's coordinated response to the pandemic and is set to work only with its west African allies.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 15.04.2020

Algeria
Sonatrach boss Toufik Hakkar brings his protégés into top team

The head of the state-owned oil group has set up his own commando of close collaborators, from which he has excluded key figures employed by his predecessors.

Subscribers only Energy 13.04.2020

Morocco
Coronavirus: Delta Holding's ethanol monopoly nearly cost the country dear

With the coronavirus epidemic still in full flow, Morocco's sole ethanol producer nearly suffered a complete production breakdown, causing a panic in the pharmaceutical sector.

Subscribers only Business 10.04.2020

Libya
ZetAvia, Azee Air, Jenis Air: new companies, same old operators for Haftar's airbridge

Behind the "new" companies operating the air bridge supplying arms and munitions to Khalifa Haftar's forces are operators who have been working for the Libyan National Army (LNA) for years.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 09.04.2020

Algeria
Ourradi and Hanifi take their leave

An era has ended at the Ministry of Energy following the retirements on March 10 of inspector general Youcef Ourradi [...]

Subscribers only Politics 02.04.2020

Tunisia
Fakhfakh has Ghannouchi groggy

Rached Ghannouchi could become the first political victim of the Covid-19 epidemic in Tunisia. The Ennahda party leader, who is [...]

Subscribers only Politics 02.04.2020

Libya
Haftar tries to keep control of the skies

The fighting between the Libyan National Army (LNA) and forces allied with the government in Tripoli is more intense than [...]

Subscribers only Politics 02.04.2020

Morocco
Ex-Managem mining expert Ali Saquaque sets up in Conakry

Geologist Ali Saquaque is developing his business network in Africa. [...]

Subscribers only Business 02.04.2020

Tunisia
Mounir Ksiksi has a business brain under his ex-officer's hat

Mounir Ksiksi, who was appointed national security adviser to prime [...]

Subscribers only Politics 02.04.2020

Libya
Rear Admiral Agostini will need an understanding with Greece on Eunavfor

After an intense battle of influence in Brussels, Italy has [...]

Subscribers only Diplomacy 02.04.2020

Libya
Haftar and Erdogan fail to break the ice

According to our sources, Khalifa Haftar's Libyan National Army (LNA) [...]

Subscribers only Diplomacy 02.04.2020

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Algeria
Army still in market for mobile phone scramblers

Morocco
With Gulf funding, Khalid Aït Taleb resumes construction of Rabat university hospital

Tunisia
Kaïs Saïed's chief of staff Nadia Akacha sways foreign affairs pick

Algeria
Food & beverages: Government and police weigh in to save Castel's takeover of NCA Rouiba

Libya
Diverging views over Ankara could sink new EU maritime surveillance operation

Tunisia
MP Mehdi Ben Gharbia tries on Nike shoes for size

Spotlight | Libya
Covid-19: Muwafak El Mabrouk bestrides healthcare market from Tripoli to Benghazi

Libya
Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, Antonio Guterres's top pick for UNSMIL head after Salamé resignation

Algeria
Tebboune troubled by wheat shortages and falling oil prices

Morocco
Aziz Akhannouch opens up Afriquia Gaz board to senior members of his political party

Inner Circle | Tunisia
Mongi Marzouk brings in his liegemen at the Ministry of Energy and STEG

Tunisia
A month after bombing, KIG supplies armoured vehicles to US embassy

Morocco
Billboard queen Nabila Freidji mends her nets in Dakhla

Algeria
Alnaft still looking for private partner to add shine to its oil blocks

Morocco
Covid-19: Mohammed VI breaks with African Union, wants others to join him

Algeria
Sonatrach boss Toufik Hakkar brings his protégés into top team

Morocco
Coronavirus: Delta Holding's ethanol monopoly nearly cost the country dear

Libya
ZetAvia, Azee Air, Jenis Air: new companies, same old operators for Haftar's airbridge

Algeria
Ourradi and Hanifi take their leave

Tunisia
Fakhfakh has Ghannouchi groggy

Libya
Haftar tries to keep control of the skies

Morocco
Ex-Managem mining expert Ali Saquaque sets up in Conakry

Tunisia
Mounir Ksiksi has a business brain under his ex-officer's hat

Libya
Rear Admiral Agostini will need an understanding with Greece on Eunavfor

Libya
Haftar and Erdogan fail to break the ice

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North Africa

Algeria Army still in market for mobile phone scramblers

Morocco With Gulf funding, Khalid Aït Taleb resumes construction of Rabat university hospital

Tunisia Kaïs Saïed's chief of staff Nadia Akacha sways foreign affairs pick

Algeria Food & beverages: Government and police weigh in to save Castel's takeover of NCA Rouiba

Libya Diverging views over Ankara could sink new EU maritime surveillance operation

Tunisia MP Mehdi Ben Gharbia tries on Nike shoes for size

Spotlight | Libya Covid-19: Muwafak El Mabrouk bestrides healthcare market from Tripoli to Benghazi

Libya Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, Antonio Guterres's top pick for UNSMIL head after Salamé resignation

Algeria Tebboune troubled by wheat shortages and falling oil prices

Morocco Aziz Akhannouch opens up Afriquia Gaz board to senior members of his political party

Inner Circle | Tunisia Mongi Marzouk brings in his liegemen at the Ministry of Energy and STEG

Tunisia A month after bombing, KIG supplies armoured vehicles to US embassy

Morocco Billboard queen Nabila Freidji mends her nets in Dakhla

Algeria Alnaft still looking for private partner to add shine to its oil blocks

Morocco Covid-19: Mohammed VI breaks with African Union, wants others to join him

Algeria Sonatrach boss Toufik Hakkar brings his protégés into top team

Morocco Coronavirus: Delta Holding's ethanol monopoly nearly cost the country dear

Libya ZetAvia, Azee Air, Jenis Air: new companies, same old operators for Haftar's airbridge

Algeria Ourradi and Hanifi take their leave

Tunisia Fakhfakh has Ghannouchi groggy

Libya Haftar tries to keep control of the skies

Morocco Ex-Managem mining expert Ali Saquaque sets up in Conakry

Tunisia Mounir Ksiksi has a business brain under his ex-officer's hat

Libya Rear Admiral Agostini will need an understanding with Greece on Eunavfor

Libya Haftar and Erdogan fail to break the ice

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Algeria
Army still in market for mobile phone scramblers

Morocco
With Gulf funding, Khalid Aït Taleb resumes construction of Rabat university hospital

Tunisia
Kaïs Saïed's chief of staff Nadia Akacha sways foreign affairs pick

Algeria
Food & beverages: Government and police weigh in to save Castel's takeover of NCA Rouiba

Libya
Diverging views over Ankara could sink new EU maritime surveillance operation

Tunisia
MP Mehdi Ben Gharbia tries on Nike shoes for size

Spotlight | Libya
Covid-19: Muwafak El Mabrouk bestrides healthcare market from Tripoli to Benghazi

Libya
Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, Antonio Guterres's top pick for UNSMIL head after Salamé resignation

Algeria
Tebboune troubled by wheat shortages and falling oil prices

Morocco
Aziz Akhannouch opens up Afriquia Gaz board to senior members of his political party

Inner Circle | Tunisia
Mongi Marzouk brings in his liegemen at the Ministry of Energy and STEG

Tunisia
A month after bombing, KIG supplies armoured vehicles to US embassy

Morocco
Billboard queen Nabila Freidji mends her nets in Dakhla

Algeria
Alnaft still looking for private partner to add shine to its oil blocks

Morocco
Covid-19: Mohammed VI breaks with African Union, wants others to join him

Algeria
Sonatrach boss Toufik Hakkar brings his protégés into top team

Morocco
Coronavirus: Delta Holding's ethanol monopoly nearly cost the country dear

Libya
ZetAvia, Azee Air, Jenis Air: new companies, same old operators for Haftar's airbridge

Algeria
Ourradi and Hanifi take their leave

Tunisia
Fakhfakh has Ghannouchi groggy

Libya
Haftar tries to keep control of the skies

Morocco
Ex-Managem mining expert Ali Saquaque sets up in Conakry

Tunisia
Mounir Ksiksi has a business brain under his ex-officer's hat

Libya
Rear Admiral Agostini will need an understanding with Greece on Eunavfor

Libya
Haftar and Erdogan fail to break the ice