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Algeria
Ex-spy chief helps Chengriha and Tebboune retake control of intelligence services

M'henna Djebbar, who was caught up in former chief of staff Ahmed Gaid Salah's purge, is now advising army chief Said Chengriha and President Abdelmadjid Tebboune. But the overhaul of the intelligence apparatus is not over.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 14.09.2021

Tunisia
Washington poised to supply surveillance balloons to the National Guard

A 28M surveillance balloon manufactured by TCOM.© TCOM

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 13.09.2021

Algeria
Regime uses carrot and stick to bring media to heel

Online media is eagerly awaiting the promised creation of a dedicated advertising agency and the fresh revenues that will come with it. Control of the agency is being fought over, however, by President Tebboune and communication minister Ammar Belhimer, who is also preparing to submit two media reform bills to the National Assembly, which Africa Intelligence has consulted.

Subscribers only Politics 13.09.2021

Algeria
Equinor consolidates its presence, minus BP

Equinor CEO Anders Opedal (left) with Sonatrach CEO Toufik Hakkar.© Sonatrach

Subscribers only Energy 13.09.2021

Algeria
Spain's OHL excluded from Annaba-Ramdane Djamel rail works

Obrascon Huarte Lain (OHL), the Spanish firm selected to modernise the 77-km railway between Annaba and Ramdane Djamel has been removed from the project and replaced by three state-owned Algerian companies.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 13.09.2021

Libya
How anti-Haftar alliance helped win Saadi Gaddafi's freedom

Saadi Gaddafi was released from prison on 5 September.© Stringer/EFE/Newscom/MaxPPP

Subscribers only Politics 10.09.2021

Tunisia
Armed drone contract survives Ankara-Tunis tension

A first batch of Turkish Anka-S drones is expected to be delivered next week to Tunis. The delivery will take place despite the fact Turkey was one of the few countries to have explicitly condemned President Kaïs Saïed's "constitutional" coup.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 10.09.2021

Libya
What really went on behind NOC boss Sanalla's pseudo sacking

The chairman of the Libyan national oil company was suspended then brought back in the space of ten days. The whole affair proved to be an act staged by prime minister Dabaiba with help from his ally, the vice minister of hydrocarbons Al Abbar.

Subscribers only Energy 09.09.2021

From left to right: Libyan Minister of Hydrocarbons Mohamed Aoun, Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU) Abdelhamid Dabaiba and NOC boss Mustafa Sanalla.

Morocco
Gazoduc Maghreb Europe : break with Algiers prompts crisis summit between Naturgy and ONHYM

Antonio Basolas, the Spanish company's boss, met Amina Benkhadra, Morocco's top official for hydrocarbons and mines, in Rabat to discuss the future of the Maghreb Europe gas pipeline. The project is under threat following the recent rift between Algeria and Morocco.

Subscribers only Energy 09.09.2021

Algeria
Lamamra's robust diplomacy aims to regain initiative on Sahel, Libya, Sahara

The foreign minister's major diplomatic reshuffle is aimed at restoring Algeria's pre-eminence in the Sahel and in the handling of the crisis in Libya, where arch rival Morocco is trying to muscle in.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 09.09.2021

Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra.

Egypt
Who will be the next ambassador of Egypt to the European Union?

Egyptian foreign minister Sameh Hassan Shoukry is set to appoint his deputy responsible for European affairs, Badr Ahmed Mohamed Abdelatty, to replace Khaled Aly el-Bakly as the head of Egypt's ambassador to the #EU.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 09.09.2021

Egypt
By courting Sisi, Lürssen shipyard hopes to gain a foothold in Suez

Peter Lürssen, the hard-working director of German shipyard Lürssen, is about to put forward a proposal for the establishment of industrial facilities not far from Suez to enable the production of military and commercial ships locally, which would anchor his company firmly in Egypt.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 08.09.2021

Le président égyptien al-Sissi recevant le commandant de la marine, Ahmed Khlaed, et Peter Lürssen.

Libya
Dabaiba turns to Jordan to negotiate with Haftar and settle hospital debt

Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dabaiba's visit to Amman enabled him to move forward on several fronts. A channel of communication was opened with Marshal Haftar and the issue of settling the debt to hospitals in the kingdom was relaunched.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 08.09.2021

Tunisia
Troubled in Tunis, Ennahda revives its London base

The Islamic democratic party has been trying to distance itself from a lobbying contract signed in London with US giant BCW that has led to a judicial inquiry in Tunisia. Yet all signs seem to indicate the party was directly involved.

Subscribers only Politics 08.09.2021

Egypt
New arbitration interferes with Sisi's desire to reopen mines to foreign investors

The Egyptian president is keen to reopen the country's mines, which have long been a state monopoly, to foreign investors. At the same time, mining developer Mohamed A.R. Bahgat, one of the first private operators to venture into Egypt's mining sector, has filed multiple legal actions against the Egyptian state, from which he is claiming $120m.

Subscribers only Mining 07.09.2021

Morocco
Kite-boarding Richard Branson plays into Rabat's 'surf diplomacy' in Western Sahara

The British billionaire, who already owns a five-star hotel near Marrakech, visited Dakhla for the first time, staying at a hotel owned by Mohammed VI's cousin.

Subscribers only Business 07.09.2021

Tunisia
Mustapha Nebli in place to improve relations between EU and Carthage

Faced with the extension of the state of emergency ordered by Kaïs Saïed, the European Union is intensifying its meetings. In Carthage, newly promoted diplomatic adviser Mustapha Nebli has been given the job of providing reassurance.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 07.09.2021

Algeria
Airbus Helicopters tries to get back in the action with the military and gendarmerie

European manufacturer Airbus Helicopters is proposing to modernise the Ecureuil aircraft in use by the army and the gendarmerie, thus capitalising on the backlog of "Made in Algeria" aircraft produced by its Italian competitor Leonardo.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 07.09.2021

Tunisia
Tunis grounds plan to buy second-hand Kuwaiti F-18s

Tunisian air force chief Mohamed Hajjem, who urgently needs to replace his fighter jets, has finally ditched plans to purchase the F-18s that Kuwait is preparing to withdraw from service.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 06.09.2021

Libya
Crisis specialist Henriette von Kaltenborn-Stachau is new World Bank representative

New World Bank representative in Libya, German national Henriette von Kaltenborn-Stachau, arrived in Tripoli on 25 August to meet prime minister Abdelhamid Dabaiba and finance minister Khaled al-Mabrouk Abdullah.

Subscribers only Business 06.09.2021

Spotlight | Africa, Egypt
Sisi puts water at the heart of his African diplomacy

Egypt is preparing a major conference on water issues in Cairo in October with several African heads of state. Its aim is to find new markets for Egyptian companies but also allies to help it block next year's planned third filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.

Free access Energy, Diplomacy 03.09.2021

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Algeria
Ex-spy chief helps Chengriha and Tebboune retake control of intelligence services

Tunisia
Washington poised to supply surveillance balloons to the National Guard

Algeria
Regime uses carrot and stick to bring media to heel

Algeria
Equinor consolidates its presence, minus BP

Algeria
Spain's OHL excluded from Annaba-Ramdane Djamel rail works

Libya
How anti-Haftar alliance helped win Saadi Gaddafi's freedom

Tunisia
Armed drone contract survives Ankara-Tunis tension

Libya
What really went on behind NOC boss Sanalla's pseudo sacking

Morocco
Gazoduc Maghreb Europe : break with Algiers prompts crisis summit between Naturgy and ONHYM

Algeria
Lamamra's robust diplomacy aims to regain initiative on Sahel, Libya, Sahara

Egypt
Who will be the next ambassador of Egypt to the European Union?

Egypt
By courting Sisi, Lürssen shipyard hopes to gain a foothold in Suez

Libya
Dabaiba turns to Jordan to negotiate with Haftar and settle hospital debt

Tunisia
Troubled in Tunis, Ennahda revives its London base

Egypt
New arbitration interferes with Sisi's desire to reopen mines to foreign investors

Morocco
Kite-boarding Richard Branson plays into Rabat's 'surf diplomacy' in Western Sahara

Tunisia
Mustapha Nebli in place to improve relations between EU and Carthage

Algeria
Airbus Helicopters tries to get back in the action with the military and gendarmerie

Tunisia
Tunis grounds plan to buy second-hand Kuwaiti F-18s

Libya
Crisis specialist Henriette von Kaltenborn-Stachau is new World Bank representative

Spotlight | Africa, Egypt
Sisi puts water at the heart of his African diplomacy

Morocco
Mohammed VI snubs Merkel's latest Compact with Africa

Algeria, European Union
New EU envoy's tasks span free trade, Libya, and Morocco

Tunisia
Saïed's security chief tools up ahead of Francophone summit in Djerba

Morocco
Antoine Sallé de Chou takes charge of EBRD's Moroccan bureau and its €1.6bn project portfolio

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North Africa

Algeria Ex-spy chief helps Chengriha and Tebboune retake control of intelligence services

Tunisia Washington poised to supply surveillance balloons to the National Guard

Algeria Regime uses carrot and stick to bring media to heel

Algeria Equinor consolidates its presence, minus BP

Algeria Spain's OHL excluded from Annaba-Ramdane Djamel rail works

Libya How anti-Haftar alliance helped win Saadi Gaddafi's freedom

Tunisia Armed drone contract survives Ankara-Tunis tension

Libya What really went on behind NOC boss Sanalla's pseudo sacking

Morocco Gazoduc Maghreb Europe : break with Algiers prompts crisis summit between Naturgy and ONHYM

Algeria Lamamra's robust diplomacy aims to regain initiative on Sahel, Libya, Sahara

Egypt Who will be the next ambassador of Egypt to the European Union?

Egypt By courting Sisi, Lürssen shipyard hopes to gain a foothold in Suez

Libya Dabaiba turns to Jordan to negotiate with Haftar and settle hospital debt

Tunisia Troubled in Tunis, Ennahda revives its London base

Egypt New arbitration interferes with Sisi's desire to reopen mines to foreign investors

Morocco Kite-boarding Richard Branson plays into Rabat's 'surf diplomacy' in Western Sahara

Tunisia Mustapha Nebli in place to improve relations between EU and Carthage

Algeria Airbus Helicopters tries to get back in the action with the military and gendarmerie

Tunisia Tunis grounds plan to buy second-hand Kuwaiti F-18s

Libya Crisis specialist Henriette von Kaltenborn-Stachau is new World Bank representative

Spotlight | Africa, Egypt Sisi puts water at the heart of his African diplomacy

Morocco Mohammed VI snubs Merkel's latest Compact with Africa

Algeria, European Union New EU envoy's tasks span free trade, Libya, and Morocco

Tunisia Saïed's security chief tools up ahead of Francophone summit in Djerba

Morocco Antoine Sallé de Chou takes charge of EBRD's Moroccan bureau and its €1.6bn project portfolio

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Indigo Publications' websites

Algeria
Ex-spy chief helps Chengriha and Tebboune retake control of intelligence services

Tunisia
Washington poised to supply surveillance balloons to the National Guard

Algeria
Regime uses carrot and stick to bring media to heel

Algeria
Equinor consolidates its presence, minus BP

Algeria
Spain's OHL excluded from Annaba-Ramdane Djamel rail works

Libya
How anti-Haftar alliance helped win Saadi Gaddafi's freedom

Tunisia
Armed drone contract survives Ankara-Tunis tension

Libya
What really went on behind NOC boss Sanalla's pseudo sacking

Morocco
Gazoduc Maghreb Europe : break with Algiers prompts crisis summit between Naturgy and ONHYM

Algeria
Lamamra's robust diplomacy aims to regain initiative on Sahel, Libya, Sahara

Egypt
Who will be the next ambassador of Egypt to the European Union?

Egypt
By courting Sisi, Lürssen shipyard hopes to gain a foothold in Suez

Libya
Dabaiba turns to Jordan to negotiate with Haftar and settle hospital debt

Tunisia
Troubled in Tunis, Ennahda revives its London base

Egypt
New arbitration interferes with Sisi's desire to reopen mines to foreign investors

Morocco
Kite-boarding Richard Branson plays into Rabat's 'surf diplomacy' in Western Sahara

Tunisia
Mustapha Nebli in place to improve relations between EU and Carthage

Algeria
Airbus Helicopters tries to get back in the action with the military and gendarmerie

Tunisia
Tunis grounds plan to buy second-hand Kuwaiti F-18s

Libya
Crisis specialist Henriette von Kaltenborn-Stachau is new World Bank representative

Spotlight | Africa, Egypt
Sisi puts water at the heart of his African diplomacy

Morocco
Mohammed VI snubs Merkel's latest Compact with Africa

Algeria, European Union
New EU envoy's tasks span free trade, Libya, and Morocco

Tunisia
Saïed's security chief tools up ahead of Francophone summit in Djerba

Morocco
Antoine Sallé de Chou takes charge of EBRD's Moroccan bureau and its €1.6bn project portfolio