Algeria ranks 3rd largest arms importer in MENA region over 2015-2019
Algeria ranked from 2015 to 2019, the third largest arm importer in the Middle East and North African region, with imports accounting for 10.4 per […]
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Tunisia imports phosphate for first time to supplement domestic need
Tunisia has for the first time ordered a shipload of phosphate to supplement the domestic need for the production of fertilizers, Webdo Tunis reports. The […]
Uganda and Tanzania agree to build a more than 14,000 km pipeline to transport oil
It is a project feared by some for its consequences on tens of thousands of people who will have to be displaced and its impact […]
ECOWAS: The common currency will not be for 2020
This common currency for the countries of the Economic Community of West Africa was to come into force in 2020. This launch has been postponed. […]
Nigeria-France: A 200,000 barrel-per-day refinery project contract signed between the two nations
The French company Axens and the Nigerian conglomerate BUA signed a partnership contract on Tuesday 1st September in Paris to carry out the first stage […]
Morocco’s OCP builds new plant to enhance its global leadership in phosphoric acid
Morocco’s phosphates & fertilizers company OCP and its German and Belgian partners, Budenheim and Prayon, are building in Jorf Lasfar a new plant to produce […]
Post-Covid: Morocco’s King Calls for Competitive Economy & More Inclusive Social Model
King Mohammed VI has called on the government and all stakeholders to take up the challenges spurred by the coronavirus pandemic to rethink the priorities […]
Probe on oil companies: Competition regulator dismissed, king sets up ad hoc committee
King Mohammed VI has dismissed Morocco’s competition council, which has been entrusted with ruling on the alleged uncompetitive practices used by fuel distributors and decided […]
Niger: Petrol shortage in the country after a dispute between the State and Soraz Company
The oil refining company Soraz, majority owned by China, cut off the petrol tap at the Nigerien Petroleum Products Company (Sonidep) for unpaid invoices, preventing […]
Nigerian among three Africans vying to head WTO
The Nigerian Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala gave her big speech to the 164 members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Wednesday 15 July in Geneva. Entering […]