March 2013 – Medafrica Times

Mauritania: “genuine culture” to be proud of

March 29, 2013 Geraldine Boechat 0

Akjoujt, a city located in the Wilaya of Inchiri, has started the 3rd edition of its annual festival ‘‘El Assala and Thaqhave’’ which means originality […]

Human Rights Activist Ignores Rights of Own Employees

March 28, 2013 Geraldine Boechat 0

The Spanish actor Javier Bardem who likes to nurture his image more as a human rights activist than as a successful Oscar winning actor apparently […]

Qatari investments in Tunisia

March 28, 2013 Steven Addamah 0

President Moncef Marzouki met with the Emir of Qatar, Hamad Ben Khalifa Al-Thani, and Crown Prince separately before leaving Qatar for Tunis. Talks during the […]

Algeria: the government’s ban, Djezzy and the Russian Vimpelcom

March 27, 2013 Geraldine Boechat 0

Algeria is on the verge of nationalizing Djezzy as negotiations with Russian mobile firm, Vimpelcom, a major stake holder in the company continue. Vimpelcom has […]

Egypt: Sukuk Market Will Increase as soon as the Legal Framework is Established

March 25, 2013 Steven Addamah 0

Sukuk will be sued to finance the upcoming Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects according to the financial advisor to the Ministry of Finance, Ahmed Al-Naggar. […]

Libya, Egypt & Sudan Mull Setting Up Mining Fund

March 21, 2013 Geraldine Boechat 0

Libya, Egypt & Sudan are considering the possibility of setting up a joint mining fund destined to finance projects in Arab countries and to study […]

Tunisia: Germany ready to increase investment and aid

March 20, 2013 Geraldine Boechat 0

Germany’s foreign minister, Guido Westerwelle, said they are ready to be more active in Tunisia provided that the country continues to move towards democracy. Minister […]

Libya’s government running out of option

March 19, 2013 Steven Addamah 0

With oil companies already complaining about their production being affected by the frequent strikes of their employees, another shooting has taken place at different fields […]

EU Launches New Project to Fight Money Laundering in West Africa

March 18, 2013 Steven Addamah 0

The European Union has launched a new €1.8 million worth project to contribute to fight money laundering and drug trafficking in four West African countries, […]