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Algeria
ExxonMobil's talks on huge Algerian shale gas contract inch forward

In Oran in November, ExxonMobil vice-president Jonathan Wilson confirmed his [...]

Subscribers only Energy 19.12.2023

Tunisia
Bell, Airbus and Leonardo compete for air force helicopter contract

Tunis is moving ahead with revived plans to buy helicopters that its army needs. Several bidders have come forward, but the authorities are still looking for ways to fund the purchases.

Subscribers only Defence 18.12.2023

Libya
UNSMIL head Abdoulaye Bathily struggles to get politicians in same room

UNSMIL head Abdoulaye Bathily in Tripoli on 11 March 2023. © Mahmud Turkia / AFP

Subscribers only Diplomacy 18.12.2023

Tunisia
Marouane Mabrouk's firms put into administration

With several Mabrouk group companies embroiled in disputes with the state, the family is worried about their financial future.

Subscribers only Business 15.12.2023

Morocco
Dispute paints bad picture of Casablanca International Bienniale

Artists and curators of the contemporary art fair are accusing its organiser Mostapha Romli of not paying their bills. There is also talk of threats and artworks that have mysteriously disappeared.

Subscribers only Business 15.12.2023

Libya
Setback for Dabaiba in attempt to control Misrata Free Zone

Libya's Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dabaiba. © Ian Langsdon/EPA/MaxPPP

Subscribers only Politics 14.12.2023

Ivory Coast, Morocco
With AFCON 2023, Richard Attias makes yet another foray into African sport

Richard Attias & Associates will organise the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2023 African Cup of Nations, which kicks off in Abidjan in January. The Moroccan businessman is also already planning to do the same for the competition's 2025 edition in Rabat.

Subscribers only North Africa 13.12.2023

Executive President of Future Investment Initiative (FII) Richard Attias, talks during an interview with AFP, in Riyadh on 17 October 2022.

Morocco
McDonald's may pass boycott woes onto its suppliers

The Moroccan franchise of the US fast food giant is examining its options, even the most painful, to counter the wave of boycotts it has been facing.

Subscribers only Business 13.12.2023

A demonstration of support for Palestine passes in front of McDonald's, in Casablanca, on 26 November 2023.

Tunisia
Boss of the bosses Samir Majoul brings his succession at UTICA to a standstill

Confident in the knowledge that he has the head of state's support, Samir Majoul, chairman of national employers' body UTICA, is not in a hurry to step down. He keeps delaying the holding of a conference to choose his successor.

Subscribers only Politics 12.12.2023

Samir Majoul, then vice-chair of UTICA, at the International Human Rights Federation headquarters in Paris on 15 October 2015.

Libya
Bitter battle involving head of Expertise Consultancy spills over onto Septimius Security

After winning a year-long legal battle with Peter Deane, Tamim Rashed, head of the Libyan private security firm, may now file a case against Deane's new employer, his competitor Septimius Security.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 11.12.2023

Algeria
Brahim Hasnaoui gives up on telecoms

Hasnaoui Télécom Algérie is leaving the telecommunications sector and its 2019 project to launch an internet TV station, IPTV, for which it was unable to obtain the necessary licences to roll it out nation-wide.

Subscribers only Business 11.12.2023

Algeria, Egypt, Libya
Africans sceptical of Al Jaber's COP28 renewables pledge

Time is running out for the president of the climate summit to sell his plan to triple the world's renewable energy generation capacity by 2030. The major oil producers of North Africa, in particular, remain unconvinced by the initiative.

Subscribers only Energy, Diplomacy 08.12.2023

Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber, president of the COP28, in Dubai on 2 December 2023.

Morocco
Health minister Aït Taleb loosens purse strings for Oriental region

The Oriental region, one of the hardest hit by rising unemployment in Morocco, is currently the focus of attention of government ministers and Health Minister Aït Taleb is stepping up his initiatives in the region.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Politics 08.12.2023

Tunisia
French MEP Salima Yenbou lobbies to redistribute €60m in EU aid

Proparco, the Agence Francaise du Developpement subsidiary dedicated to private sector development, could take charge of the EU funds refused by Kais Saied in early October. It would have the task of reallocating them to innovative Tunisian companies.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 07.12.2023

Morocco, South Africa
Rabat and Pretoria duel for top UN human rights job

Morocco and South Africa each have candidates running to take over from Vaclav Balek of the Czech Republic when he completes his one-year term at the end of the year.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 07.12.2023

Libya
Siba Plast dealt fresh blow in Libyan asset dispute

The Paris Court of Appeal has ruled that the Tunisian firm's seizing of assets belonging to the Libyan sovereign wealth fund in 2021 was illegal.

Subscribers only Business 06.12.2023

Tunisia
Former minister Jhinaoui seeks support for think tank

Khemaies Jhinaoui, a man who strongly influenced Tunisian foreign affairs for over a decade, is looking for funding to keep his think tank afloat. Though now distant from government, the former foreign minister does know how to work his vast network from Germany to China.

Free access Politics, Business 06.12.2023

Former Tunisian FM Khemaies Jhinaoui in Tunis, Tunisia, 28 October 2019.

Spotlight | Tunisia
Kais Saied's judicial offensive yields meagre results

The Tunisian president, who has instigated a wave of judicial investigations since his power grab in July 2021, is exasperated behind the scenes at the poor returns they have produced.

Subscribers only Politics 05.12.2023

Tunisian President Kais Saied arrives for the closing session of the New Global Financial Pact Summit, on June 23, 2023 in Paris.

Libya
In eastern Libya, Derna permit business flourishes amid the ruins

The call issued by the parallel authorities in the Cyrenaica region for foreign companies to help rebuild the coastal city of Derna, which was devastated by Storm Daniel in September, will boost the business dealings of the Military Investment Authority.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 05.12.2023

In Focus | Algeria
The fall of Algeria's powerful Sonatrach boss, Toufik Hakkar

Toufik Hakkar's tenure at the head of Algeria's Sonatrach, the largest state-owned oil company in Africa, ended abruptly on 2 October and the former CEO is now facing judicial scrutiny over a number of deals with foreign firms, despite his friends in high places.

Subscribers only Energy 04.12.2023

Flags of Algeria and Sonatrach at the inauguration of the HGA Sud-Hassi Messaoud separation and compression centre on 23 February 2023.

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North Africa

Algeria
ExxonMobil's talks on huge Algerian shale gas contract inch forward

Tunisia
Bell, Airbus and Leonardo compete for air force helicopter contract

Libya
UNSMIL head Abdoulaye Bathily struggles to get politicians in same room

Tunisia
Marouane Mabrouk's firms put into administration

Morocco
Dispute paints bad picture of Casablanca International Bienniale

Libya
Setback for Dabaiba in attempt to control Misrata Free Zone

Ivory Coast, Morocco
With AFCON 2023, Richard Attias makes yet another foray into African sport

Morocco
McDonald's may pass boycott woes onto its suppliers

Tunisia
Boss of the bosses Samir Majoul brings his succession at UTICA to a standstill

Libya
Bitter battle involving head of Expertise Consultancy spills over onto Septimius Security

Algeria
Brahim Hasnaoui gives up on telecoms

Algeria, Egypt, Libya
Africans sceptical of Al Jaber's COP28 renewables pledge

Morocco
Health minister Aït Taleb loosens purse strings for Oriental region

Tunisia
French MEP Salima Yenbou lobbies to redistribute €60m in EU aid

Morocco, South Africa
Rabat and Pretoria duel for top UN human rights job

Libya
Siba Plast dealt fresh blow in Libyan asset dispute

Tunisia
Former minister Jhinaoui seeks support for think tank

Spotlight | Tunisia
Kais Saied's judicial offensive yields meagre results

Libya
In eastern Libya, Derna permit business flourishes amid the ruins

In Focus | Algeria
The fall of Algeria's powerful Sonatrach boss, Toufik Hakkar

Morocco
Moroccan lawyers join an ICC investigation request

Libya
Washington renews efforts to demobilise Libyan militias

Tunisia
Kais Saied and UGTT seek to build bridges

Spotlight | Libya
Central bank governor Al Kabir battles for control of Libya's petrodollars

Morocco
Ahmed Lahlimi to step down as head of planning commission

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North Africa

Algeria ExxonMobil's talks on huge Algerian shale gas contract inch forward

Tunisia Bell, Airbus and Leonardo compete for air force helicopter contract

Libya UNSMIL head Abdoulaye Bathily struggles to get politicians in same room

Tunisia Marouane Mabrouk's firms put into administration

Morocco Dispute paints bad picture of Casablanca International Bienniale

Libya Setback for Dabaiba in attempt to control Misrata Free Zone

Ivory Coast, Morocco With AFCON 2023, Richard Attias makes yet another foray into African sport

Morocco McDonald's may pass boycott woes onto its suppliers

Tunisia Boss of the bosses Samir Majoul brings his succession at UTICA to a standstill

Libya Bitter battle involving head of Expertise Consultancy spills over onto Septimius Security

Algeria Brahim Hasnaoui gives up on telecoms

Algeria, Egypt, Libya Africans sceptical of Al Jaber's COP28 renewables pledge

Morocco Health minister Aït Taleb loosens purse strings for Oriental region

Tunisia French MEP Salima Yenbou lobbies to redistribute €60m in EU aid

Morocco, South Africa Rabat and Pretoria duel for top UN human rights job

Libya Siba Plast dealt fresh blow in Libyan asset dispute

Tunisia Former minister Jhinaoui seeks support for think tank

Spotlight | Tunisia Kais Saied's judicial offensive yields meagre results

Libya In eastern Libya, Derna permit business flourishes amid the ruins

In Focus | Algeria The fall of Algeria's powerful Sonatrach boss, Toufik Hakkar

Morocco Moroccan lawyers join an ICC investigation request

Libya Washington renews efforts to demobilise Libyan militias

Tunisia Kais Saied and UGTT seek to build bridges

Spotlight | Libya Central bank governor Al Kabir battles for control of Libya's petrodollars

Morocco Ahmed Lahlimi to step down as head of planning commission

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Algeria
ExxonMobil's talks on huge Algerian shale gas contract inch forward

Tunisia
Bell, Airbus and Leonardo compete for air force helicopter contract

Libya
UNSMIL head Abdoulaye Bathily struggles to get politicians in same room

Tunisia
Marouane Mabrouk's firms put into administration

Morocco
Dispute paints bad picture of Casablanca International Bienniale

Libya
Setback for Dabaiba in attempt to control Misrata Free Zone

Ivory Coast, Morocco
With AFCON 2023, Richard Attias makes yet another foray into African sport

Morocco
McDonald's may pass boycott woes onto its suppliers

Tunisia
Boss of the bosses Samir Majoul brings his succession at UTICA to a standstill

Libya
Bitter battle involving head of Expertise Consultancy spills over onto Septimius Security

Algeria
Brahim Hasnaoui gives up on telecoms

Algeria, Egypt, Libya
Africans sceptical of Al Jaber's COP28 renewables pledge

Morocco
Health minister Aït Taleb loosens purse strings for Oriental region

Tunisia
French MEP Salima Yenbou lobbies to redistribute €60m in EU aid

Morocco, South Africa
Rabat and Pretoria duel for top UN human rights job

Libya
Siba Plast dealt fresh blow in Libyan asset dispute

Tunisia
Former minister Jhinaoui seeks support for think tank

Spotlight | Tunisia
Kais Saied's judicial offensive yields meagre results

Libya
In eastern Libya, Derna permit business flourishes amid the ruins

In Focus | Algeria
The fall of Algeria's powerful Sonatrach boss, Toufik Hakkar

Morocco
Moroccan lawyers join an ICC investigation request

Libya
Washington renews efforts to demobilise Libyan militias

Tunisia
Kais Saied and UGTT seek to build bridges

Spotlight | Libya
Central bank governor Al Kabir battles for control of Libya's petrodollars

Morocco
Ahmed Lahlimi to step down as head of planning commission