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More than 3,300 people have fled northern Mali into Mauritania in recent weeks as armed violence, fuel blockades, and civilian abuses intensify, underscoring the deepening humanitarian and security crisis spreading across the Sahel.

Algeria’s expanding wheat supplier list, including increased engagement with Canada, reflects a broader effort to reduce long-standing dependence on France as bilateral relations remain strained, turning food procurement into a quiet tool of economic recalibration.

The euro and the US dollar are trading at record levels on Algeria’s parallel currency market, widening the gap with official rates to more than 100%.

Chinese state-linked logistics and trade group Wuhan Yangluo Port Services is assessing projects in Tunisia, with a focus on upgrading trade-related institutions and using the country as a potential platform for reaching African markets, signaling a move from exploratory visits toward more concrete scoping of regional logistics roles.