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Algeria’s wheat imports to hit record volumes this summer ($)F

The Algerian cereal authority, the Interprofessional Cereals Office (OAIC) has just placed a purchase order for soft wheat of between 500,000 to 600,000 tons for a delivery planned in the upcoming summer.  The purchase will take place in a context of drought affecting the main cereal-growing regions of Algeria. This order, described as important, is seen as the continuation of Algeria’s policy to strengthen its wheat stocks. In a note to client, data firm Agritel points out that likely, Russia will be a key supplier, alongside other European countries, that will inevitably include France. The purchase price is around 276 dollars per ton, costs included with delivery in summer.

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Sahel: 11 men jailed over Chad ‘coup bid’ promised pardonsF

Eleven men accused of planning a "coup d'etat" in Chad have been sentenced to 20 years in prison, the attorney general in N'Djamena told AFP Sunday, but the presidency said they would be pardoned. In early January, the government announced that 10 army officers and...
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Libyan forces intervene to halt deadly clashes between rival militiasF

Libyan security forces said Sunday they had deployed in Zawiya after battles between armed groups in the western city left three people dead including two civilians, according to medics. "We have deployed on the instructions of the supreme military authorities in the...
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Podcast: The Fleecing of Libya: Billions of Dollars Missing and Everyone is at FaultF

In the post-Gaddafi era, corruption in Libya is endemic and metastasized. The culture of corruption is so ubiquitous and widespread that Transparency International ranks Libya third before last in the MENA region, doing only better than Syria and Yemen. In this...
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