Mauritania signs $1billion agricultural MoU
In a bid to uplift its agricultural sector, the Mauritanian government has signed a memorandum of understanding with The National Prawn Company and Al Rajhi […]
Articles by Steven Addamah
Egypt’s foreign currency reserves going down
Egypt is on the verge of running out of dollars as a run on its pound has left foreign currency in short supply and driven […]
Terrorism in Sahel: Early Warnings Went Unheeded
The early warnings expressed years ago about the serious threat weighing on the whole Sahel-Sahara region because of extremism and terrorism went unfortunately unheeded. Some […]
FIFA President Starts African Tour with Visit to Mauritania
The president of the world football governing body (FIFA), Joseph S. Blatter, is expected this Wednesday in Nouakchott, first leg of a six day tour […]
Oil and Gas Libya Exhibition Scheduled for April
The 5th edition of the Oil & Gas Libya exhibition will take place in Tripoli next April 22 through 25. The international exhibition is held […]
Israel: Discrimination against Ethiopian Jews
The first complaint of discrimination against Ethiopian Jews was lodged In 2006, when blood donations coming from these communities was refused out of fear of […]
Mauritania: fisheries’ agreement with EU rejected
The fisheries agreement between Mauritania and the European Union has been dealt a blow after it was criticized before being rejected by the member of […]
Egypt: Qatar offers IPO package
Government officials from Qatar and Egypt are currently discussing the details of a $2.5bn Qatari aid package, by way of special IPO agreements in dollars. […]
Tunisia’s mausoleums come under attack
After the arrest and detention of five ultraconservative Muslims for burning down a mausoleum near Tunis, another mausoleum in Sidi Bou Said has been has […]
Egypt gets Qatar’s billions before IMF
Qatar gave Egypt an economic lifeline by lending the country another $2 billion and given it an extra $500 million outright to help control its […]