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Archive n° 769 - 01/04/2007

Gaelle Arenson

LIBYA

Editor in Chief

2007 a Tricky Year for Saif El Islam ?

Last year ended with a personal setback for Saif El Islam. The heir apparent to his father, Muammar Kadhafi, failed to “settle scores with the old guard” and haul a number of criminal elements before the court by end of the year, as he had vowed to do in August. (...) [296 words] [$7]

LIBYA

Bulgarian Nurses

Muammar Kadhafi reduced the salary of Libya’s foreign minister by half in December. The leader accused the aide of failing to properly “sell” the court’s verdict to the world. (...)

algiers

Rebrab Back in Bouteflika’s Good Books

Deeply resented by president Abdelaziz Bouteflika for having backed his adversary, Ali Benflis, in the 2004 presidential election, the boss of Cevital, Issad Rebrab, seems to be back in the head-of-state’s good graces. (...) [191 words] [$2,1]

Will South Korea’s LG Save ENIE?

A rescue plan spearheaded by investment promotion minister Abdelhamid Temmar has been launched to save state-owned Entreprise Nationale de l’Industrie Electronique (ENIE), which is crippled by DR14 billion in debt, half of which isn’t guaranteed by the government. (...) [54 words] [$2,1]

Algerian Businessmen in France Get Act Together

The new Association des Commercants, Hoteliers et Restaurateurs Algeriens de France (ACHRAF) will hold its first gathering at Villejuif near Paris on Feb. (...) [69 words] [$2,1]

rabat

Christmas Cliff-Hanger for Accor Maroc

The end of 2006 could well have ended in disaster for Marc Thepot, managing director of Accor Maroc. (...) [74 words] [$2,1]

French Firms Win Bouregreg Valley Deal

Morocco’s Agence pour l’Amenagement de la Vallee de Bouregreg, which is heading up a huge real estate and tourism project near Rabat, has just signed a flurry of contracts with French consultancies. (...) [92 words] [$2,1]

Burst of Investment in Deep South

While waiting for a “settlement” of the West Sahara issue, Morocco is seeking more than ever to establish its “de facto” sovereignty over the disputed territory. (...) [109 words] [$2,1]

tunis

A Terrorist Attack Thwarted?

Tunisian security services reportedly foiled a series of terrorist attacks planned for Dec. (...) [83 words] [$2,1]

Foreigners to Run New Technical Centers

The Tunisian government plans to create ten new technology centers by 2010 and hand their management over to experts from various countries. (...) [89 words] [$2,1]

Moroccans Eye BIAT

Morocco’s Banque Marocaine du Commerce Exterieur (BMCE) is interested in buying into Tunisia’s leading private bank, the Banque Internationale Arabe de Tunisie. (...) [35 words] [FREE]

ECONOMICS/BUSINESS


	ALGERIA
	Delair Nevarra
	Delair Nevarra (France) has penned a contract with Sonatrach for the demolition of the ruins of the fire-destroyed Skikda LNG plant. (...) [33 words] [FREE]


	MOROCCO
	Maroc Telecom
	Maroc Telecom has been selected to acquire 51% of Office National des Telecommunications Burkinabe (ONATEL) in Burkina Faso. (...) [18 words] [FREE]


	MOROCCO
	ONE
	ONE, the Moroccan electricity company, will see to electrification of rural zones along the Senegal river. (...) [28 words] [FREE]


	NORTH AFRICA
	Innotelco
	Innotelco, an international group that specializes in computer equipment, is to shortly begin exporting goods to Algeria, Libya and Tunisia. (...) [21 words] [FREE]


	MOROCCO
	AXA
	AXA has resumed talks with the unions on relocating 1,500 jobs to Morocco. (...) [15 words] [FREE]


	TUNISIA
	Poulina
	Poulina, a Tunisian group headed by Abdelwaheb Ben Ayed which specializes in food and drink, ceramics, packing and hotels, has bolstered its metallurgical operations by creating a third company. (...) [31 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA
	Air Liquide
	Air Liquide and German’s Linde are vying to buy ENGI, a state-owned Algerian company that specializes in industrial gas. (...) [28 words] [FREE]


	MOROCCO
	French Hub Telecom
	French Hub Telecom, an affiliate of Aeroports de Paris, has teamed up with Agence Speciale Tanger Mediterranee in Morocco to form a joint mobile telephone venture, Cires Telecoms. (...) [44 words] [FREE]


	TUNISIA
	Group El Kateb
	Group El Kateb owned by Tunisian businessman Abderraouf El Kateb plans to invest in a call center based on the island of Djerba. (...) [36 words] [FREE]

WHO'S WHO


	ALGERIA
	Chakib Khelil
	A government re-shuffle appears likely in Algeria. Energy minister Chakib Khelil, who may have been compromised in the BRC affair, could be replaced by Mourad Medelci, the current finance minister. (...) [51 words] [$2,1]


	ALGERIA/UNITED KINGDOM
	Andrew Henderson
	Britain’s consul general in Sao Paulo, Andrew Henderson, is to replace Andrew Tesoriere as London’s new ambassador to Algiers in July. (...) [52 words] [$2,1]


	ALGERIA/FRANCE
	Missoum Sbih
	Algeria’s ambassador to Paris, Missoum Sbih, has been flying back and forth between the two capitals each weekend for the past few months to help president Abdelaziz Bouteflika put the final touches to constitutional reforms. (...) [136 words] [$2,1]


	UNITED STATES/TUNISIA
	Moncef Barouni
	Lawyer Moncef Barouni has decided to quit the chairmanship of the Tunisian American Chamber of Commerce, which he has held since its inception in 1989, this coming June. (...) [49 words] [$2,1]