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Morocco’s Deficit Widens in Trade With Turkey
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Moroccan pharmacy unions push back against proposed ownership reforms
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Sahel: Russia to build nuclear power plant in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso's junta-led government signed a deal with Russia on Friday for the construction of a nuclear power plant...
Tunisia’s economy minister sacked amid unprecedented financial crisis
Tunisian President Kais Saied sacked the economy minister on Tuesday and appointed the finance minister to the role on...
Libya: Decade-long Libya-Europe flight suspension ends with new Tripoli-Rome route
Sahel: Niger bans French aircraft from its airspace
Tunisia suffers hours-long power outage
Morocco: Uncertainty looms in the tourism sector
By Anne-Sophie Labadie: Marrakesh's ancient medina was nearly empty on Sunday after a deadly earthquake that hit...
Mali, a leading producer of gold, manganese and lithium, shakes up mining sector
Mali has adopted a new mining code allowing the state to take up to 30 percent stakes in new mineral projects and...
Tunisian brand turns sea plastic into green couture
By Francoise Kadri: The two men in bright overalls rooting for plastic on a Tunisian beach do so to make a living, but...
Brief: Nigeria cuts electricity to Niger after coup
Nigeria has cut its electricity supply to Niger after West African neighbours imposed sanctions on the junta that...
Niger: Nuclear industry in France seeks to appease concerns over Niger’s uranium
Tunisia: Panic in Europe over Tunisia’s potential economic collapse
Tunisia: Saudi Arabia offers soft loan and grant to financially-troubled Tunisia
Saudi Arabia on Thursday said it will give Tunisia financial assistance valued at $500 million, including a $100...
Algeria-China agree to strengthen ties
Entrepreneurship: Producing cheese in Algeria
Libya strongman Haftar issues new threat over oil revenue
Algeria reduces oil production to support Saudi’s output cut
Libya: Rival governments bicker over oil revenues, threaten to shut down oil operations
Algerian airline carrier Air Algerie to purchase eight Boeing 737 MAX-9 aircraft
Tunisia: EU considers aid to Tunisia to boost economy, reduce migrant flows
Tunisia: Tunisia under pressure to accept IMF reforms
Mali resumes train service on Bamako-Kayes line
Migrant crisis: Italy wants IMF loan for Tunisia to shield self from migrant crisis
Egypt: Suez Canal traffic resumes after broken down tanker tugged away
Egypt deployed three tugboats Sunday to tow away an oil tanker that had broken down and caused brief delays in the ...
Nigeria: New president starts job on shaky ground after nearly tripling fuel prices
By Alexandre Martins Lopes with Louise Dewast in Abuja and Aminu Abubakar in Kano: Commuting to work in Lagos,...
Tunisia’s president considering taxing the wealthy to prevent IMF meddling
Tunisia's President Kais Saied on Thursday proposed taxing the North African country's wealthiest citizens as a way of...
Egypt: Cargo ship briefly grounded in Egypt’s Suez Canal
A cargo ship ran aground Thursday in Egypt's Suez Canal before it was quickly refloated without interrupting traffic,...
Algeria’s wheat imports to hit record volumes this summer ($)
Tunisia: UGTT union chief rejects talks with IMF in fear of tough austerity measures
Tunisia's largest union on Monday attacked the government's handling of negotiations with the IMF on a loan to bail...
Morocco: Despite being an agricultural powerhouse, Morocco is experiencing soaring food prices
By Ismail Bellaouali: Soaring inflation in Morocco is driving up living costs and stirring public anger, and as food...
Tunisia: Growing concern in Washington over Tunisia’s political and economic struggles
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Wednesday that Tunisia urgently needs to reach a deal with the IMF, adding...
European Union’s foreign policy chief emphasizes energy in relation with Algeria
Morocco applies for $5 bil IMF loan, likely to get the loan
On 6 March 2023, the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Executive Board met in an informal session to consider a...
Tunisia: World Bank suspends new lending to Tunisia after President Saied issued racist comments
By Paul Raymond: The World Bank has effectively suspended new lending to cash-strapped Tunisia after President Kais...
Egypt to sell citizenship for money to compensate for bankrupt economy
Egypt arrests 29 over alleged online crypto scam
Egypt to build high-speed rail link
Aviation: Post-Covid Africa remains lackluster market for Boeing and Airbus ($)
Sahel: Burkina Faso junta issues decree to requisition gold from mining companies ($)
Algeria’s aid agency to spend US$1 billion on African development
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said Sunday the North African nation will allocate a billion dollars to...
Africa: Troubled African nations say they want to restore some “democratic” order
By Hillary Orinde: The African Union insisted on Sunday it had "zero tolerance" for undemocratic changes of power and...