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Algeria
BMW readies comeback

The German vehicule manufacturer is about to return, its sales having been on hold since Algiers revised its motor industry policy. Plans for a new factory are also under consideration.

Subscribers only Transports 25.09.2026

Madagascar
Paris offers its support to save the shipyards of Diego-Suarez

The plan to turn the struggling shipbuilding company around is expected to consist of two main elements: investment and training.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Transports 24.09.2026

The oil and gas depot at the port of Radès, Tunisia, in March 2024.© Fethi Belaid/AFP

Tunisia
Russian shadow fleet steps up presence in Tunisian ports

Tunis is seeing a rise in the number of ships from Russia, operating under flags of convenience, moored along its docks.

Subscribers only Energy, Commodity Traders, Transports 23.09.2026

The port of Morebaya in Guinea, on 4 September 2025.© Patrick Meinhardt/AFP

Guinea
Authorities block major fuel shipment bound for Simandou

A mysterious tanker from North Africa has been detained off the shores of Conakry for more than three months. On board is fuel oil intended for the Winning Consortium Simandou, which is developing the iron ore mega-deposit of the same name.

Subscribers only Energy, Transports 17.09.2026

Spotlight | Morocco
How Chinese cars are driving Mohammed VI's business across the continent

King Mohammed VI of Morocco in Rabat, on 20 September 2023.© MAP/AFP

Subscribers only Politics, Transports 16.09.2026

Kenya
Kenya Airways prepares US legal defence

Kenya Airways is not giving up in its legal battle with US supplier Aero Industrial Supply Co before a New York state court. Its lawyer is even hoping to have the case dismissed.

Subscribers only Transports 15.09.2026

South Africa
Rio Tinto held back by Transnet's logistical shortcomings

After months of dead-end discussions, the public transport operator proposed that the mining giant use trains originally meant for sugar shipments to haul ore to its export terminal. Concerned, Rio Tinto, which had launched the expansion project for its KwaZulu-Natal subsidiary, Richards Bay Minerals, put the brakes on the investment.

Free access Mining, Transports 07.09.2026

Comoros islands
Businessman subject to US sanctions is favourite to win maritime registration contract

The network of Vanuatu national Saade Makhlouf, head of Global Maritime Consultants Group, could take control of ship registration on behalf of the archipelago. This project is causing concern at the highest levels of government.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Transports 04.09.2026

Tunisia
Transport firm Bolt stalls in recovering its assets

The Estonian company is still hoping to recover the 12m dinars (€3.5m) that have been frozen in Tunisia since it left the country in May 2025.

Subscribers only Finance, Transports 26.08.2026

Ivory Coast
Menzies Aviation seeks ICC arbitration over Air Côte d'Ivoire's bid to wrest ground-handling

The Ivorian airline has applied for a licence to enter the business currently run by Menzies Aviation. The British group, however, is contesting the termination of its concession and has taken the matter urgently to the ICC's International Court of Arbitration.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Transports 24.08.2026

An Air Côte d'Ivoire Airbus lands at Félix-Houphouët-Boigny Airport in Abidjan, in 2017.

Morocco
Royal Air Maroc hook-up with Starlink Wi-Fi to go ahead

After months of negotiations, RAM and SpaceX's subsidiary specialising in satellite internet access have finally reached an agreement that will enable Elon Musk's company to equip the national airline's entire fleet by 2027.

Subscribers only Transports 18.08.2026

Tunisia
Citroën ordered to pay former distributor €7.2m for hasty withdrawal

The Paris Commercial Court has ruled against the French carmaker for abruptly ending its commercial relationship with two Tunisian companies after partnerships of several years, ordering Citroën to pay them 24.3m Tunisian dinars.

Subscribers only Transports 18.08.2026

Algeria
Algiers looks to US's Air Tractor to tackle country's blazes

With the recurring wildfires ravaging the north of the country each summer threatening a political crisis, the government is betting on a growing fleet of light water bombers.

Subscribers only Transports 17.08.2026

An Air Tractor AT-802 fighting forest fires in Bejaia, Algeria, on 15 July 2026.

Comoros islands
Main carrier SGTM faces legal action over alleged unpaid wages

Dock workers at the Anjouan subsidiary of the French shipping group are preparing to take legal action against the Mayotte-registered operator over unpaid wages and working conditions they denounce as "undignified", after a deadline to regularise their situation expired without agreement.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Transports 17.08.2026

Morocco
EU protectionist push in automobile sector worries Rabat

The kingdom has spent the last twenty years developing an automotive sector that generates plenty of jobs. A proposed European regulation could undermine this painstakingly built structure.

Subscribers only Transports 31.07.2026

Algeria
The enigmatic Argentine company fighting forest fires

Recruited in 2024 and again in 2025 for three summer campaigns, Aaxod has been operating three small aircraft in Algeria's forested mountain ranges since the end of May. In Argentina, the company has been at the centre of a major investigation for the past two years.

Subscribers only Transports 31.07.2026

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Algeria
BMW readies comeback

Madagascar
Paris offers its support to save the shipyards of Diego-Suarez

Tunisia
Russian shadow fleet steps up presence in Tunisian ports

Guinea
Authorities block major fuel shipment bound for Simandou

Spotlight | Morocco
How Chinese cars are driving Mohammed VI's business across the continent

Kenya
Kenya Airways prepares US legal defence

South Africa
Rio Tinto held back by Transnet's logistical shortcomings

Comoros islands
Businessman subject to US sanctions is favourite to win maritime registration contract

Tunisia
Transport firm Bolt stalls in recovering its assets

Ivory Coast
Menzies Aviation seeks ICC arbitration over Air Côte d'Ivoire's bid to wrest ground-handling

Morocco
Royal Air Maroc hook-up with Starlink Wi-Fi to go ahead

Tunisia
Citroën ordered to pay former distributor €7.2m for hasty withdrawal

Algeria
Algiers looks to US's Air Tractor to tackle country's blazes

Comoros islands
Main carrier SGTM faces legal action over alleged unpaid wages

Morocco
EU protectionist push in automobile sector worries Rabat

Algeria
The enigmatic Argentine company fighting forest fires

Tunisia
Tunis quietly resumes Russian oil deliveries

Zambia
Serbian agribusiness group FPM plots southern African expansion

Algeria
Stellantis and Renault's contrasting fortunes in Oran

Congo
French courts set to take 'presidential' Falcon off Commisimpex and its financiers

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Transports

Algeria BMW readies comeback

Madagascar Paris offers its support to save the shipyards of Diego-Suarez

Tunisia Russian shadow fleet steps up presence in Tunisian ports

Guinea Authorities block major fuel shipment bound for Simandou

Spotlight | Morocco How Chinese cars are driving Mohammed VI's business across the continent

Kenya Kenya Airways prepares US legal defence

South Africa Rio Tinto held back by Transnet's logistical shortcomings

Comoros islands Businessman subject to US sanctions is favourite to win maritime registration contract

Tunisia Transport firm Bolt stalls in recovering its assets

Ivory Coast Menzies Aviation seeks ICC arbitration over Air Côte d'Ivoire's bid to wrest ground-handling

Morocco Royal Air Maroc hook-up with Starlink Wi-Fi to go ahead

Tunisia Citroën ordered to pay former distributor €7.2m for hasty withdrawal

Algeria Algiers looks to US's Air Tractor to tackle country's blazes

Comoros islands Main carrier SGTM faces legal action over alleged unpaid wages

Morocco EU protectionist push in automobile sector worries Rabat

Algeria The enigmatic Argentine company fighting forest fires

Tunisia Tunis quietly resumes Russian oil deliveries

Zambia Serbian agribusiness group FPM plots southern African expansion

Algeria Stellantis and Renault's contrasting fortunes in Oran

Congo French courts set to take 'presidential' Falcon off Commisimpex and its financiers

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Algeria
BMW readies comeback

Madagascar
Paris offers its support to save the shipyards of Diego-Suarez

Tunisia
Russian shadow fleet steps up presence in Tunisian ports

Guinea
Authorities block major fuel shipment bound for Simandou

Spotlight | Morocco
How Chinese cars are driving Mohammed VI's business across the continent

Kenya
Kenya Airways prepares US legal defence

South Africa
Rio Tinto held back by Transnet's logistical shortcomings

Comoros islands
Businessman subject to US sanctions is favourite to win maritime registration contract

Tunisia
Transport firm Bolt stalls in recovering its assets

Ivory Coast
Menzies Aviation seeks ICC arbitration over Air Côte d'Ivoire's bid to wrest ground-handling

Morocco
Royal Air Maroc hook-up with Starlink Wi-Fi to go ahead

Tunisia
Citroën ordered to pay former distributor €7.2m for hasty withdrawal

Algeria
Algiers looks to US's Air Tractor to tackle country's blazes

Comoros islands
Main carrier SGTM faces legal action over alleged unpaid wages

Morocco
EU protectionist push in automobile sector worries Rabat

Algeria
The enigmatic Argentine company fighting forest fires

Tunisia
Tunis quietly resumes Russian oil deliveries

Zambia
Serbian agribusiness group FPM plots southern African expansion

Algeria
Stellantis and Renault's contrasting fortunes in Oran

Congo
French courts set to take 'presidential' Falcon off Commisimpex and its financiers