By MondAfrique: As a whole, Africa has seen its debt increase five-fold over the past twenty years, to reach $700...
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Germany to get Algerian gas for first time
Germany is to get Algerian gas with the signing on 8 February of a contract tying gas producer Sonatrach to...
Trade: Israel-Morocco trade takes a hit amid extreme instability in the Middle East
Last year, Morocco and Israel have had a strong run on their bilateral trade, as the two countries put into effect the...
Morocco’s fertilizer export earnings to reach new records, used in diplomatic competition
By Ismail Bellaouali: A global fertiliser supply shock deepened by Russia's Ukraine invasion has brought boom times...
Egypt: Lawyers, pharmacists, doctors angry at new electronic invoicing system
In a rare public show of protest in Egypt, "thousands of lawyers" staged a demonstration at their union in central...
European plane maker Airbus to pay less than 16 mil. euro to avoid corruption probe
A French judge on Wednesday allowed European aerospace firm Airbus to pay 15.9 million euros ($16.4 million) to avoid...
Niger has a non-existent economy despite uranium wealth
By Boureima Hama with Pierre Donadieu in Abidjan Prospects for the world's nuclear industry have been boosted by the...
Podcast: Food shortages and rising cost of commodities in Tunisia: briefly explained
Arezki Daoud of MEA Risk and The North Africa Journal visited Tunisia this November and is bringing better...
Energy: Italian companies make new gains in Algeria’s gas infrastructure sector
Algeria's national petrochemicals firm Sonatrach said Thursday it had signed deals worth around $600 million with...
Egyptians expect more hardship as Cairo gets $3 billion loan from IMF. Currency value plunges 17%
Egypt has clinched a $3 billion loan deal with the International Monetary Fund conditioned on a currency depreciation...
French cement giant Lafarge accused of supporting “terror groups”
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday he warned France about the cement company Lafarge's ties to terror...
Tunisian bakers strike over unpaid subsidies
Thousands of Tunisian bakers staged a strike Wednesday to demand that the state pay up overdue subsidies, but...
Algeria-France looking to elevate their economic ties
The Algerian and French prime ministers on Monday hailed a "new dynamic" as they launched a joint economic forum...
Energy: Algeria set to increase prices of natural gas delivered to Spain
Algerian state energy firm Sonatrach has agreed with Spanish buyer Naturgy to revise prices on gas deliveries through...
Libya-Turkey undersea gas deal angers European nations
Libya's Tripoli-based prime minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah has defended a deal signed earlier this week with Turkey over...
Morocco takes new steps to bring to market cannabis for medicinal use
The Morocco government issued for the first time on October 4, 2022, 10 permits to legally roll out the cannabis use...
Libya’s eastern government signs oil and gas exploration deal with Turkey, rival government rejects it
Turkey's foreign minister signed a deal in Libya's capital Monday allowing for oil and gas exploration in Libya's...
Sahel: Niger suspends oil deliveries to Mali after Bamako launched verbal attack on Niger’s president
Niger has suspended the shipping of oil products through the Sahel nation to neighbouring Mali for "security reasons"...
Economy: Morocco’s central bank ups interest rates to slowdown surge in inflation
Morocco's central bank on Tuesday raised interest rates by 50 basis points to 2.0 percent in an effort to slow down a...
Environment: Severe floods wreck havoc on West African agriculture
By Aminu Abubakar Nigeria rice farmer Adamu Garba squelched barefoot through his paddy fields, surveying damage from...
Italian media question Algeria’s ability to supply promised natural gas, ENI on the defensive ($)
The Italian media has reported this week about the alleged difficulties faced by the Algerian state-onwed oil company...
Tunisia to raise public sector salaries in bid to ease social tension
Tunisia's government and the country's powerful UGTT union signed a deal boosting public sector salaries on Thursday, ...
Energy: Morocco and Nigeria sign MoU for a gas pipeline
A memorandum of understanding was signed Thursday for the development of a project to pump gas from Nigeria to Morocco...
Tunisia: Cash-strapped Tunisia faces rationing and food shortages
By Habib Haj Salem Cash-strapped Tunisia is facing a dearth of imported foodstuffs from dairy products to coffee,...
Morocco reacts to deepening social crises with ineffective minimum wage increase ($)
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Algeria and France negotiate increase of gas deliveries ($)
Algeria could increase its gas deliveries to France by 50%. Negotiations between the Algerian and French authorities...
Egypt: Tanker blocks Suez canal
An oil tanker briefly became stuck in Egypt's Suez Canal on Wednesday night, officials announced, raising fears that...
How to influence Africa: Japan pledges $30 billion in Africa-wide investments
Japan will cooperate closely with African countries to promote "more resilient" economies, Prime Minister Fumio...
Morocco hard hit by drought
By Kaouthar Oudrhiri: Mohamed gave up farming because of successive droughts that have hit his previously fertile but...
Algeria increases price of gas exported to France
Algerian state energy firm Sonatrach announced Thursday it had concluded a three-year deal with French group Engie on...
Morocco: Anger over soaring fuel prices
Petrol prices rose to record highs in Morocco on Thursday, fuelling anger among unions who demanded the government of...
Energy: EU turns to Egypt and Israel for more natural gas
Israel and Egypt plan to boost gas exports to Europe under an agreement signed during a Cairo visit Wednesday by the...
Morocco facing a daunting economic outlook
By Ismail Bellaouali A withering drought and poor harvests plus price hikes fuelled by the war in Ukraine are...
Energy: More woes for the Algerian petroleum sector ($)
Algeria's energy sector is back in the spotlight as the country's stabilized its political system for now and strong...
Morocco: World’s biggest producer of cannabis inches closer to legalizing it
Morocco's national regulatory agency overseeing the use of cannabis for medical use met for the first time Thursday in...
Energy: Morocco convinces Nigeria to move forward with gas pipeline to Europe
Nigeria's government has directed its state-run oil company NNPC to implement a deal on a gas pipeline to Europe...
In-Depth: Algeria’s gas sector facing internal woes and aggressive competition from Qatar
By Arezki Daoud: Algeria could have benefited from Russia’s war on Ukraine to maximize its revenue potential from...
Egypt: Facing crippling economic crisis, Egypt says it will sell dozen state companies
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli announced Sunday a string of planned privatisations of state-owned companies,...
From spikes in food prices to canceled flights, Russia’s war on Ukraine is hitting Africa hard
By Patrick Markey and Joel Olatunde Agoi From airlines in Nigeria to shoppers in Malawi, Africans are feeling the...
Egypt: Price of subsidized bread up by as much as 50% in Egypt, threatening stability
By Bassem Aboualabass Soaring bread prices sparked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine have bitten into the purchasing...
Morocco: Three-day strike in the transport sector over skyrocketing fuel price
Moroccan truck drivers are observing a three-day strike in protest at spiralling fuel costs, a union said Tuesday, as...
Libya: Militia ends siege of oil fields, production in Al-Sharara field resumes
Libya's National Oil Corporation said Tuesday that an armed group blockading two major oil fields had lifted its siege...
MENA region confronted with dangerous wheat supply crisis
By Sarah Benhaida Russia's invasion of Ukraine could mean less bread on the table in Egypt, Lebanon, Yemen and...