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France
Question mark over Macron's presence at OIF summit

Less than three weeks from the Organisation internationale de la francophonie (OIF) summit on the Tunisian island of Djerba, France's president Emmanuel Macron has still not definitely confirmed his attendance.

Subscribers only Politics 04.11.2022

Tunisia
Italian aid agency to handle EU food security aid

The European Union (EU) plans to release €25m of additional funds to help Tunisia reduce its dependence on cereal imports.

Subscribers only Commodity Traders 04.11.2022

France, Morocco
Macron and Mohammed VI's secret phone call

French President Emmanuel Macron with Morocco's King Mohammed VI, in Rabat, on 15 November 2018. © Fadel Senna / AFP

Subscribers only Diplomacy 03.11.2022

Tunisia
Tunis sketches out new legal framework for green investment

The Tunisian government wants to up the share of renewable energy in its energy mix from 3% to 35% by 2030, with half of the increase coming from private sector investments. But it will have to revise the country's investment laws in order to achieve this goal.

Subscribers only Energy 03.11.2022

Libya
Libyan American Alliance goes after Haftar again

Backed by the powerful lobby group, plaintiffs suing the eastern Libyan strongman in the US state of Virginia are seeking millions of dollars over a January 2020 attack on a military academy in Tripoli.

Subscribers only Politics 03.11.2022

Morocco
Moma Group to partner Moroccan royal family in luxury hotel venture

As it develops abroad, French hotel and restaurant player Moma Group, known for Café Lapérouse and Le Boeuf sur le Toit, is negotiating for a place in a Moroccan hotel complex. The project counts the family of late French property magnate Arnaud de Ménibus and two of King Mohammed VI's sisters among its shareholders.

Subscribers only Business 03.11.2022

Tunisia
DP World weighs anchor at Gabès

The Emirati giant wants to create a 30-hectare logistics zone near the Tunisian industrial port and has teamed up for this purpose with Franco-Tunisian businessman Mohamed Ayachi Ajroudi.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 02.11.2022

Libya
Deal on new government leaves Dabaiba and Bashagha out in the cold

Plans for a new Libyan government drawn up by Aguila Salah Issa and Khaled al-Mishri promise political upheaval in Tripoli. Fathi Bashagha appears to be definitively out of the picture, while Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dabaiba faces increasing isolation on the domestic political scene.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 02.11.2022

The Libyan Prime Minister recognised by the international community Abdelhamid Dabaiba (left) and the former Minister of the Interior of the Government of National Unity (GUN) Fathi Bachagha (right).

Egypt
Sisi faces wave of resignations at top of intelligence services

A handful of intelligence officers are protesting against the head of state's austerity policy. Their resignations come at a time when voices are being raised against Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's candidacy in the 2024 presidential elections.

Subscribers only Politics 01.11.2022

Algeria
Arab League: Saudi business presence in Algiers, but MbS's absence noted

The Saudi delegation to the Arab League summit will include several key figures in the economic field, but will lack the presence of political heavyweights. This is adding to ongoing tension between member states.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 01.11.2022

Morocco
Paris and Rabat standoff opens window of opportunity for lobbyists

Tensions between Paris and Rabat are giving lobbyists and middlemen something to work with. However the impact of this work is minimal, while the kingdom's main intermediaries in Paris remain somewhat removed from the Elysée.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 31.10.2022

Algeria
Armaments: Algiers to sign new $12bn mega-contract with Moscow

The Algerian army's budget is set to double. This new funding is slated for the purchase of new military equipment, in particular materiel manufactured by Russia.

Subscribers only Defence 31.10.2022

Egypt
The $1bn Grand Egyptian Museum to open for business - but not for art - in November

In November, the Grand Egyptian Museum will open its shopping area only. The galleries are not yet completed.

Subscribers only Politics 31.10.2022

Morocco
Royal Air Maroc's legal tussles with French interior ministry draw to a close

The ministry accuses the national carrier of having disembarked passengers in Paris without the required passports or visas. The two parties have been fighting it out in court, filing multiple appeals.

Subscribers only Politics 28.10.2022

A Royal Air Maroc Boeing 787 at Paris Orly airport

Algeria
Candia seeks to compete with Soummam in Algeria

2021's freeze on powdered milk imports got the better of the dairy sector's most vulnerable producers. Now Candia's Algerian arm is trying to milk this opportunity to step on national leader Soummam's toes.

Subscribers only Commodity Traders 28.10.2022

Libya
Ankara moves to prevent UN from hampering its Libyan offshore ambitions

L'ambassadeur turc auprès des Nations unies, Feridun Hadi Sinirlioglu, a demandé à supprimer un article d'un texte actuellement en négociations concernant l'UNSMIL. Celui-ci pourrait nuire aux ambitions d'Ankara de développer la prospection d'hydrocarbures dans les eaux libyennes.

Subscribers only Energy, Diplomacy 28.10.2022

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France
Question mark over Macron's presence at OIF summit

Tunisia
Italian aid agency to handle EU food security aid

France, Morocco
Macron and Mohammed VI's secret phone call

Tunisia
Tunis sketches out new legal framework for green investment

Libya
Libyan American Alliance goes after Haftar again

Morocco
Moma Group to partner Moroccan royal family in luxury hotel venture

Tunisia
DP World weighs anchor at Gabès

Libya
Deal on new government leaves Dabaiba and Bashagha out in the cold

Egypt
Sisi faces wave of resignations at top of intelligence services

Algeria
Arab League: Saudi business presence in Algiers, but MbS's absence noted

Morocco
Paris and Rabat standoff opens window of opportunity for lobbyists

Algeria
Armaments: Algiers to sign new $12bn mega-contract with Moscow

Egypt
The $1bn Grand Egyptian Museum to open for business - but not for art - in November

Morocco
Royal Air Maroc's legal tussles with French interior ministry draw to a close

Algeria
Candia seeks to compete with Soummam in Algeria

Libya
Ankara moves to prevent UN from hampering its Libyan offshore ambitions

European Union, Tunisia
EU justice commissioner to visit Tunis

Libya
Libyan military delegation visits Paris

Morocco, Tunisia
Moscow looms large in North African agenda of AFRICOM's new head

Spotlight | Morocco
Ambassador imbroglio deepens mistrust between Rabat and Paris

Libya
Haftar mulls another oil blockade

Egypt
Cairo raises its voice to defend its eastern Libyan turf against Ankara

Egypt
All-powerful Egyptian foreign minister Sameh Choukri set to step down

Egypt, Germany
Berlin curbs Lürssen shipyard's Egypt ambitions

Tunisia
Tunisian public works sector plans to invest €11bn on roads

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North Africa

France Question mark over Macron's presence at OIF summit

Tunisia Italian aid agency to handle EU food security aid

France, Morocco Macron and Mohammed VI's secret phone call

Tunisia Tunis sketches out new legal framework for green investment

Libya Libyan American Alliance goes after Haftar again

Morocco Moma Group to partner Moroccan royal family in luxury hotel venture

Tunisia DP World weighs anchor at Gabès

Libya Deal on new government leaves Dabaiba and Bashagha out in the cold

Egypt Sisi faces wave of resignations at top of intelligence services

Algeria Arab League: Saudi business presence in Algiers, but MbS's absence noted

Morocco Paris and Rabat standoff opens window of opportunity for lobbyists

Algeria Armaments: Algiers to sign new $12bn mega-contract with Moscow

Egypt The $1bn Grand Egyptian Museum to open for business - but not for art - in November

Morocco Royal Air Maroc's legal tussles with French interior ministry draw to a close

Algeria Candia seeks to compete with Soummam in Algeria

Libya Ankara moves to prevent UN from hampering its Libyan offshore ambitions

European Union, Tunisia EU justice commissioner to visit Tunis

Libya Libyan military delegation visits Paris

Morocco, Tunisia Moscow looms large in North African agenda of AFRICOM's new head

Spotlight | Morocco Ambassador imbroglio deepens mistrust between Rabat and Paris

Libya Haftar mulls another oil blockade

Egypt Cairo raises its voice to defend its eastern Libyan turf against Ankara

Egypt All-powerful Egyptian foreign minister Sameh Choukri set to step down

Egypt, Germany Berlin curbs Lürssen shipyard's Egypt ambitions

Tunisia Tunisian public works sector plans to invest €11bn on roads

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France
Question mark over Macron's presence at OIF summit

Tunisia
Italian aid agency to handle EU food security aid

France, Morocco
Macron and Mohammed VI's secret phone call

Tunisia
Tunis sketches out new legal framework for green investment

Libya
Libyan American Alliance goes after Haftar again

Morocco
Moma Group to partner Moroccan royal family in luxury hotel venture

Tunisia
DP World weighs anchor at Gabès

Libya
Deal on new government leaves Dabaiba and Bashagha out in the cold

Egypt
Sisi faces wave of resignations at top of intelligence services

Algeria
Arab League: Saudi business presence in Algiers, but MbS's absence noted

Morocco
Paris and Rabat standoff opens window of opportunity for lobbyists

Algeria
Armaments: Algiers to sign new $12bn mega-contract with Moscow

Egypt
The $1bn Grand Egyptian Museum to open for business - but not for art - in November

Morocco
Royal Air Maroc's legal tussles with French interior ministry draw to a close

Algeria
Candia seeks to compete with Soummam in Algeria

Libya
Ankara moves to prevent UN from hampering its Libyan offshore ambitions

European Union, Tunisia
EU justice commissioner to visit Tunis

Libya
Libyan military delegation visits Paris

Morocco, Tunisia
Moscow looms large in North African agenda of AFRICOM's new head

Spotlight | Morocco
Ambassador imbroglio deepens mistrust between Rabat and Paris

Libya
Haftar mulls another oil blockade

Egypt
Cairo raises its voice to defend its eastern Libyan turf against Ankara

Egypt
All-powerful Egyptian foreign minister Sameh Choukri set to step down

Egypt, Germany
Berlin curbs Lürssen shipyard's Egypt ambitions

Tunisia
Tunisian public works sector plans to invest €11bn on roads