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Libya
Consulting firm Libya Desk carves out niche in oil sector

Libya Desk, a small political risk analysis firm founded in 2019 by Mohamed Omar Dorda and Oliver Crowley, is quietly expanding its activities.

Subscribers only Business 24.06.2020

Morocco
Steelmaking: Morocco suffers arbitration setback against Scholz Holding

Morocco has failed to halt the ICSID arbitration action brought by the German firm Scholz Holding, which is seeking $20m in compensation.

Subscribers only Business 23.06.2020

Algeria
Former pro-Islamist El Watan TV boss, Abdessamed El Haouari sees himself as spokesman for UK's Algerians

Abdessamed El Haouari, a man known to be close to the Islamist circuits, opened the Forum of Algerians in Britain in June. The London-based association gives the former El Watan TV boss a new outlet after his channel was shut down.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.06.2020

Tunisia
Nabil Ammar and Nadia Akacha prepare ground for Kais Saied's Paris visit

President Kais Saied's maiden official visit to France from 22 to 23 June will afford Nabil Ammar an opportunity to do the diplomatic rounds in Paris, where he is tipped to take up residence as Tunisia's next ambassador.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 22.06.2020

Morocco
Ex-Akhannouch and Boutgueray finance exec Tibari Friha goes solo

Tibari Friha has set up his own company, Best Practice Financial Consulting (BPFC), in Casablanca.

Subscribers only Business 22.06.2020

Tunisia
Plenty for Kais Saied and Macron to digest over dinner at Elysée

Tunisian head of state Kais Saied.© Houcemmzoughi - CC BY-SA 4.0

Subscribers only Diplomacy 19.06.2020

Algeria
Local pharmaceutical labs' hard-won battle to keep 51/49 rule

Some players in the pharmaceutical industry have fought tooth and nail to be kept on the list of "strategic sectors" covered by Algeria's law capping foreign ownership at 49%. Here is a backstage view of their tug-of-war.

Subscribers only Business 19.06.2020

A pharmacy in Algiers in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Algeria
Sonatrach chief Toufik Hakkar sacks his potential rivals in a fit of nerves

In a desperate bid to hold on to his job, the state oil company boss is pulling out all the stops to try to get rid of managers who could undermine his own position.

Free access Energy 18.06.2020

Algeria
Employers' group chairman Sami Agli tries to oust his number two Radhia Benabderrahmane

Sami Agli, who is the disputed successor of Ali Haddad as chairman of the Algerian employers' body, aims to consolidate his leadership of the organisation by getting rid of his secretary general.

Subscribers only Business 18.06.2020

Libya
Germany, Austria to steer EU's Libya policy

Shake-up of EU's foreign delegations leaves Germany and Austria with key Libya roles.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 18.06.2020

Morocco
Moroccan-Kuwaiti Al Ajial Holding closes its CMKD Croissance fund

The Moroccan-Kuwaiti Al Ajial Holding turns the page on its investment activity. It closed its CMKD Croissance fund on 10 June.

Subscribers only Business 18.06.2020

Libya
Rome shields investments from Turkey's insatiability

Italy feels threatened by Turkey's growing influence in Libya and is working night and day to save its economic interests both inland and out in the Mediterranean Sea.

Subscribers only Politics 17.06.2020

Luigi Di Maio (left) and Mevlüt Çavusoglu, respectively Foreign Ministers of Italy and Turkey.

Algeria
Food and beverages: NCA Rouiba delists from Algiers stock exchange ahead of Castel takeover

Algeria's stock exchange regulator COSOB has approved the soft drink manufacturer's withdrawal from the exchange ahead of its buyout by the French industrial giant Castel.

Subscribers only Business 17.06.2020

Morocco
Ex-ambassador to Paris Fathallah Sijilmassi sets up advisory firm

The former top diplomat has started selling his expertise through a new company, Positive Agenda Advisory.

Subscribers only Business 17.06.2020

Algeria
"Sonatrach Airways" resists in the transport of oil workers

After TTA, the public airliner that transports oil industry workers, was put under administration, Algeria's business elite began lining up to snatch a share of the highly lucrative contract. But TTA has now risen from its ashes to renew its fleet.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 16.06.2020

Libya
Libyan Investment Authority: UN picks EY for hazardous audit job

EY has been entrusted with the vast audit of the Libyan sovereign wealth fund amid an escalating row between the authority's chairman Ali Mahmoud Hassan and prime minister Fayez Sarraj, who would like to see him gone by the end of the month.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 15.06.2020

Tunisia
Southern gas project: ETAP unblocks LPG bottling plant in Tataouine

The state oil firm has awarded the construction of an LPG bottle-filling centre in Tataouine to Turkish firm Cryocan. The facility is part of the South Tunisian Gas Project, designed to boost the region's ailing economy.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 15.06.2020

Libya
PR advisor Sami Jallouli seeks to recoup $21m in unpaid invoices from Tripoli

Having provided a range of services to Aisha Gaddafi a decade ago, the PR advisor Sami Jallouli obtained an arbitration ruling in his favour concerning unpaid Libyan invoices and ever since has been battling to have the ruling enforced.

Subscribers only Business 12.06.2020

Morocco
The Caisse de Dépôt recapitalises its four-star hotels

The Caisse de Dépôt et de Gestion is pulling out all the stops for the hotels owned by its tourism investment subsidiary Madaëf.

Subscribers only Business 12.06.2020

Algeria, Mali
Algiers recycles old vehicles as part of its Sahelian strategy

As Algeria goes about trying to set up a Sahelian force under the aegis of the African Union, it is recycling stocks of used equipment to gift to Mali.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 11.06.2020

Morocco
Property tycoon Saïd Alj backed by American pension funds

Aevitas, a property company sponsored by US pension funds for civil servants in Washington state, has set up a subsidiary with the powerful property developer Saïd Alj.

Subscribers only Business 11.06.2020

Morocco
Maroc Télécom places Taoufik Daidai at helm of MT Cash

Maroc Télécom is firing on all cylinders to get its mobile payment activity off the ground. As Africa Intelligence understands, [...]

Subscribers only Business 10.06.2020

Libya
Tripoli wants to trade for end of Russian support to Haftar

Fayez Sarraj's Government of National Accord is trying to play the economic card to have General Khalifa Haftar's foreign backers make a full retreat.

Subscribers only Politics 10.06.2020

Algeria
UAE's Dragon Oil names Algerian boss for floundering local branch

Emirates National Oil Co offshoot Dragon Oil appoints Alergian Djamel Guergour to head Algiers branch.

Subscribers only Energy 10.06.2020

Algeria
Castel's takeover of NCA Rouiba drags on

Beer giant Castel's swallowing of market-leading beverage firm NCA Rouiba has yet to receive the government's green light. Frosty relations between Paris and Algiers are likely to further complicate matters.

Subscribers only Business 09.06.2020

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North Africa

Libya
Consulting firm Libya Desk carves out niche in oil sector

Morocco
Steelmaking: Morocco suffers arbitration setback against Scholz Holding

Algeria
Former pro-Islamist El Watan TV boss, Abdessamed El Haouari sees himself as spokesman for UK's Algerians

Tunisia
Nabil Ammar and Nadia Akacha prepare ground for Kais Saied's Paris visit

Morocco
Ex-Akhannouch and Boutgueray finance exec Tibari Friha goes solo

Tunisia
Plenty for Kais Saied and Macron to digest over dinner at Elysée

Algeria
Local pharmaceutical labs' hard-won battle to keep 51/49 rule

Algeria
Sonatrach chief Toufik Hakkar sacks his potential rivals in a fit of nerves

Algeria
Employers' group chairman Sami Agli tries to oust his number two Radhia Benabderrahmane

Libya
Germany, Austria to steer EU's Libya policy

Morocco
Moroccan-Kuwaiti Al Ajial Holding closes its CMKD Croissance fund

Libya
Rome shields investments from Turkey's insatiability

Algeria
Food and beverages: NCA Rouiba delists from Algiers stock exchange ahead of Castel takeover

Morocco
Ex-ambassador to Paris Fathallah Sijilmassi sets up advisory firm

Algeria
"Sonatrach Airways" resists in the transport of oil workers

Libya
Libyan Investment Authority: UN picks EY for hazardous audit job

Tunisia
Southern gas project: ETAP unblocks LPG bottling plant in Tataouine

Libya
PR advisor Sami Jallouli seeks to recoup $21m in unpaid invoices from Tripoli

Morocco
The Caisse de Dépôt recapitalises its four-star hotels

Algeria, Mali
Algiers recycles old vehicles as part of its Sahelian strategy

Morocco
Property tycoon Saïd Alj backed by American pension funds

Morocco
Maroc Télécom places Taoufik Daidai at helm of MT Cash

Libya
Tripoli wants to trade for end of Russian support to Haftar

Algeria
UAE's Dragon Oil names Algerian boss for floundering local branch

Algeria
Castel's takeover of NCA Rouiba drags on

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North Africa

Libya Consulting firm Libya Desk carves out niche in oil sector

Morocco Steelmaking: Morocco suffers arbitration setback against Scholz Holding

Algeria Former pro-Islamist El Watan TV boss, Abdessamed El Haouari sees himself as spokesman for UK's Algerians

Tunisia Nabil Ammar and Nadia Akacha prepare ground for Kais Saied's Paris visit

Morocco Ex-Akhannouch and Boutgueray finance exec Tibari Friha goes solo

Tunisia Plenty for Kais Saied and Macron to digest over dinner at Elysée

Algeria Local pharmaceutical labs' hard-won battle to keep 51/49 rule

Algeria Sonatrach chief Toufik Hakkar sacks his potential rivals in a fit of nerves

Algeria Employers' group chairman Sami Agli tries to oust his number two Radhia Benabderrahmane

Libya Germany, Austria to steer EU's Libya policy

Morocco Moroccan-Kuwaiti Al Ajial Holding closes its CMKD Croissance fund

Libya Rome shields investments from Turkey's insatiability

Algeria Food and beverages: NCA Rouiba delists from Algiers stock exchange ahead of Castel takeover

Morocco Ex-ambassador to Paris Fathallah Sijilmassi sets up advisory firm

Algeria "Sonatrach Airways" resists in the transport of oil workers

Libya Libyan Investment Authority: UN picks EY for hazardous audit job

Tunisia Southern gas project: ETAP unblocks LPG bottling plant in Tataouine

Libya PR advisor Sami Jallouli seeks to recoup $21m in unpaid invoices from Tripoli

Morocco The Caisse de Dépôt recapitalises its four-star hotels

Algeria, Mali Algiers recycles old vehicles as part of its Sahelian strategy

Morocco Property tycoon Saïd Alj backed by American pension funds

Morocco Maroc Télécom places Taoufik Daidai at helm of MT Cash

Libya Tripoli wants to trade for end of Russian support to Haftar

Algeria UAE's Dragon Oil names Algerian boss for floundering local branch

Algeria Castel's takeover of NCA Rouiba drags on

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Libya
Consulting firm Libya Desk carves out niche in oil sector

Morocco
Steelmaking: Morocco suffers arbitration setback against Scholz Holding

Algeria
Former pro-Islamist El Watan TV boss, Abdessamed El Haouari sees himself as spokesman for UK's Algerians

Tunisia
Nabil Ammar and Nadia Akacha prepare ground for Kais Saied's Paris visit

Morocco
Ex-Akhannouch and Boutgueray finance exec Tibari Friha goes solo

Tunisia
Plenty for Kais Saied and Macron to digest over dinner at Elysée

Algeria
Local pharmaceutical labs' hard-won battle to keep 51/49 rule

Algeria
Sonatrach chief Toufik Hakkar sacks his potential rivals in a fit of nerves

Algeria
Employers' group chairman Sami Agli tries to oust his number two Radhia Benabderrahmane

Libya
Germany, Austria to steer EU's Libya policy

Morocco
Moroccan-Kuwaiti Al Ajial Holding closes its CMKD Croissance fund

Libya
Rome shields investments from Turkey's insatiability

Algeria
Food and beverages: NCA Rouiba delists from Algiers stock exchange ahead of Castel takeover

Morocco
Ex-ambassador to Paris Fathallah Sijilmassi sets up advisory firm

Algeria
"Sonatrach Airways" resists in the transport of oil workers

Libya
Libyan Investment Authority: UN picks EY for hazardous audit job

Tunisia
Southern gas project: ETAP unblocks LPG bottling plant in Tataouine

Libya
PR advisor Sami Jallouli seeks to recoup $21m in unpaid invoices from Tripoli

Morocco
The Caisse de Dépôt recapitalises its four-star hotels

Algeria, Mali
Algiers recycles old vehicles as part of its Sahelian strategy

Morocco
Property tycoon Saïd Alj backed by American pension funds

Morocco
Maroc Télécom places Taoufik Daidai at helm of MT Cash

Libya
Tripoli wants to trade for end of Russian support to Haftar

Algeria
UAE's Dragon Oil names Algerian boss for floundering local branch

Algeria
Castel's takeover of NCA Rouiba drags on