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Morocco
Tourism operators press for reopening of borders

The Confédération nationale du tourisme (CNT), Morocco's tourism operators' association, is intending to bring pressure to bear on the tourism [...]

Subscribers only Business 21.05.2021

Algeria
Italy's Safet on tight deadline for Oran hotel makeover

The Italian firm Safet and its Algerian subsidiary Refit have been given a year, and not a month longer, to renovate the Grand hôtel in Oran.

Subscribers only Business 21.05.2021

Tunisia
Washington gives Borj Erroumi prison a radical makeover

In the hope of curbing the radicalisation of the most dangerous prisoners, the US State Department is to modernise the Borj Erroumi penitentiary where the Ben Ali regime kept its political opponents under lock and key.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 20.05.2021

Libya
Dabaiba appoints militia leaders to foreign ministry

Libya's Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dabaiba.© Russian Foreign Ministry/TASS via Reuters Connect

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 20.05.2021

Libya
Ukroboronservice beats off Western giants to land Tripoli mine clearance contract

The United Nations has chosen Ukrainian state-owned company Ukroboronservice to make the outskirts of Tripoli safe

Subscribers only Defence, Business 20.05.2021

Spotlight | Libya
Why Gaddafi spymaster associate Mohamed Khalifa Hussein Al Ayeb became head of intelligence

The new Libyan intelligence chief's past has drawn the wrath of his predecessor. Mohamed Khalifa Hussein Al Ayeb, a former Gaddafi loyalist close to the ex-Mukhabarat boss Abdallah Senoussi, does however have the support of some militias.

Subscribers only Politics 19.05.2021

Morocco
Boulgoute attempts double bluff for 'diplomatic city', cites Marriott deal, Bourita approval

For his next luxury real estate project on the outskirts of Rabat, entrepreneur Rahal Boulgoute has been talking up a partnership with the hotel chain Marriott and a deal with the ministry of foreign affairs, though neither of these have confirmed their end of the bargain.

Subscribers only Business 19.05.2021

Morocco
Rabat ignores Merkel's olive branch

Hawkish Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita has not replied to an invitation to attend a June conference on Libya in Berlin. He has also delayed the appointment of a new German ambassador to Rabat.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 18.05.2021

German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Marrakesh, Morocco, in December 2018.

Libya
Art Media Solutions takes on PR duties for Dabaiba government

Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dabaiba's government has hired Tripoli firm Art Media Solutions to set up a digitial platform to connect the population with state services.

Subscribers only Business 18.05.2021

Egypt, Mauritius
Orascom Hotels alumni launch luxury property broker Cooing in Mauritius

Cooing, an online high-end property sales platform, registered a company of the same name in Mauritius on 10 May.

Subscribers only Business 18.05.2021

Morocco
Boomerang Communication to drum up voter turnout again

The advertising agency Boomerang Communication, owned by Jamal Benkhadra, brother of the former minister of energy Amina Benkhadra, will run a campaign to mobilise voters ahead of the 8 September general elections.

Subscribers only Business 17.05.2021

Tunisia
Saïed in Paris for frank talks about debt, OIF summit with Macron

The French president has put pressure on his Tunisian counterpart by inviting him to Paris on Tuesday, on the sidelines of the summit on African economies. This trip was decided at the last moment because of concerns about Tunisia's financial situation.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.05.2021

Kaïs Saïed and Emmanuel Macron during a meeting at the Elysée in June 2020.

Algeria
Rebrab clan focuses on real estate to bide time during downturn

Faced with the economic downturn, the heirs of Cevital founder Issad Rebrab have been busy investing in real estate. Last month, Omar Rebrab took over the general management of Cevid subsidiary Immobis, which he already presides.

Subscribers only Business 17.05.2021

Tunisia
No solution for budget crisis as Mechichi is cold-shouldered by IMF and Ghannouchi by Doha

Having failed to present a structural reform plan to the International Monetary Fund, Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi is unlikely to get any new budgetary aid in the short term. Parliamentary speaker Rached Ghannouchi, meanwhile, has been unable to obtain support from his allies in Qatar.

Subscribers only Politics 14.05.2021

Algeria
Low-profile Elbayrak Construction enters the big time

Algeria's national housing agency, the Agence nationale d'amélioration et de développement du logement algérienne (AADL), has added a new favourite, Elbayrak Construction, to its accredited list of contractors for large-scale housing construction projects.

Subscribers only Business 14.05.2021

Libya
Macron leavesel-Menfi and Libya off guest list for Parisian summits

The president of the Libyan Presidential Council Mohamed al-Manfi is disappointed at not being invited to the summit on African economies and the international conference on supporting the Sudanese transition being organised by Emmanuel Macron in Paris.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.05.2021

Emmanuel Macron with Mohamed al-Menfi at the Elysee Palace, March 2021.

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North Africa

Morocco
Tourism operators press for reopening of borders

Algeria
Italy's Safet on tight deadline for Oran hotel makeover

Tunisia
Washington gives Borj Erroumi prison a radical makeover

Libya
Dabaiba appoints militia leaders to foreign ministry

Libya
Ukroboronservice beats off Western giants to land Tripoli mine clearance contract

Spotlight | Libya
Why Gaddafi spymaster associate Mohamed Khalifa Hussein Al Ayeb became head of intelligence

Morocco
Boulgoute attempts double bluff for 'diplomatic city', cites Marriott deal, Bourita approval

Morocco
Rabat ignores Merkel's olive branch

Libya
Art Media Solutions takes on PR duties for Dabaiba government

Egypt, Mauritius
Orascom Hotels alumni launch luxury property broker Cooing in Mauritius

Morocco
Boomerang Communication to drum up voter turnout again

Tunisia
Saïed in Paris for frank talks about debt, OIF summit with Macron

Algeria
Rebrab clan focuses on real estate to bide time during downturn

Tunisia
No solution for budget crisis as Mechichi is cold-shouldered by IMF and Ghannouchi by Doha

Algeria
Low-profile Elbayrak Construction enters the big time

Libya
Macron leavesel-Menfi and Libya off guest list for Parisian summits

Morocco
Crisis? What crisis? Al Mada rides Covid storm to record profits

Libya
Foreign Minister Mangoush under fire from Ankara and Muslim Brotherhood

Tunisia
KfW wonders if regional banking project will ever see the light of day

Algeria
Bourouag brothers, the architect and the MP, snap up first hospital contract

Libya
Brussels and Ankara tussle over Libyan coastguard

Tunisia
Iveco and BNP Paribas keep army trucking along

Algeria, Niger
Mohamed Bazoum due in Algiers to discuss the Sahel with Tebboune

Morocco
Canada bends rules for drone-maker Baykar and L3 Harris

Libya
Gaddafi's Airbus flies for first time in seven years

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North Africa

Morocco Tourism operators press for reopening of borders

Algeria Italy's Safet on tight deadline for Oran hotel makeover

Tunisia Washington gives Borj Erroumi prison a radical makeover

Libya Dabaiba appoints militia leaders to foreign ministry

Libya Ukroboronservice beats off Western giants to land Tripoli mine clearance contract

Spotlight | Libya Why Gaddafi spymaster associate Mohamed Khalifa Hussein Al Ayeb became head of intelligence

Morocco Boulgoute attempts double bluff for 'diplomatic city', cites Marriott deal, Bourita approval

Morocco Rabat ignores Merkel's olive branch

Libya Art Media Solutions takes on PR duties for Dabaiba government

Egypt, Mauritius Orascom Hotels alumni launch luxury property broker Cooing in Mauritius

Morocco Boomerang Communication to drum up voter turnout again

Tunisia Saïed in Paris for frank talks about debt, OIF summit with Macron

Algeria Rebrab clan focuses on real estate to bide time during downturn

Tunisia No solution for budget crisis as Mechichi is cold-shouldered by IMF and Ghannouchi by Doha

Algeria Low-profile Elbayrak Construction enters the big time

Libya Macron leavesel-Menfi and Libya off guest list for Parisian summits

Morocco Crisis? What crisis? Al Mada rides Covid storm to record profits

Libya Foreign Minister Mangoush under fire from Ankara and Muslim Brotherhood

Tunisia KfW wonders if regional banking project will ever see the light of day

Algeria Bourouag brothers, the architect and the MP, snap up first hospital contract

Libya Brussels and Ankara tussle over Libyan coastguard

Tunisia Iveco and BNP Paribas keep army trucking along

Algeria, Niger Mohamed Bazoum due in Algiers to discuss the Sahel with Tebboune

Morocco Canada bends rules for drone-maker Baykar and L3 Harris

Libya Gaddafi's Airbus flies for first time in seven years

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Morocco
Tourism operators press for reopening of borders

Algeria
Italy's Safet on tight deadline for Oran hotel makeover

Tunisia
Washington gives Borj Erroumi prison a radical makeover

Libya
Dabaiba appoints militia leaders to foreign ministry

Libya
Ukroboronservice beats off Western giants to land Tripoli mine clearance contract

Spotlight | Libya
Why Gaddafi spymaster associate Mohamed Khalifa Hussein Al Ayeb became head of intelligence

Morocco
Boulgoute attempts double bluff for 'diplomatic city', cites Marriott deal, Bourita approval

Morocco
Rabat ignores Merkel's olive branch

Libya
Art Media Solutions takes on PR duties for Dabaiba government

Egypt, Mauritius
Orascom Hotels alumni launch luxury property broker Cooing in Mauritius

Morocco
Boomerang Communication to drum up voter turnout again

Tunisia
Saïed in Paris for frank talks about debt, OIF summit with Macron

Algeria
Rebrab clan focuses on real estate to bide time during downturn

Tunisia
No solution for budget crisis as Mechichi is cold-shouldered by IMF and Ghannouchi by Doha

Algeria
Low-profile Elbayrak Construction enters the big time

Libya
Macron leavesel-Menfi and Libya off guest list for Parisian summits

Morocco
Crisis? What crisis? Al Mada rides Covid storm to record profits

Libya
Foreign Minister Mangoush under fire from Ankara and Muslim Brotherhood

Tunisia
KfW wonders if regional banking project will ever see the light of day

Algeria
Bourouag brothers, the architect and the MP, snap up first hospital contract

Libya
Brussels and Ankara tussle over Libyan coastguard

Tunisia
Iveco and BNP Paribas keep army trucking along

Algeria, Niger
Mohamed Bazoum due in Algiers to discuss the Sahel with Tebboune

Morocco
Canada bends rules for drone-maker Baykar and L3 Harris

Libya
Gaddafi's Airbus flies for first time in seven years