Tunisia : political instability and insecurity and the numerous downgrades
Authorities in Tunis were received a heavy blow from Moody’s Investors Service, a credit rating agency, when it announced that it was reducing Tunisia’s sovereign […]
North Africa
Morocco May Be U.S. Best Friend in Africa & Elsewhere
Arab Spring has so far brought only chaos not democracy and stability to most Arab countries, such as Tunisia and Egypt, US major allies in […]
Mauritania gets first wind plant
Mauritania has commissioned its first wind turbine for the generation of electricity with Spanish company Gamesa. The deal will lead to the installation of 15 […]
Libya: Amazighs take over oil port
While Libya is struggling to end the siege on its oil ports in the west, the Amazighs have started protests in the Mellitah complex in […]
North Africa threatened by Jihadists return
President Moncef Marzouki has said that the recent developments in Egypt have put North African countries at risk because Islamist groups will begin to turn […]
Algeria and EU sign “strategic” MoU
The president of the European Union Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, has concluded a memorandum of understanding on behalf of the European Union with Algeria. The […]
Algiers plans gets World Bank support
The World Bank’s Vice President for the Middle East and North Africa Region, Inger Andersen, has assured Algeria of their continuous support in the expansion […]
Tunisia issues a $485 million bond with US support
Tunisia has issued a $485 million sovereign bond guaranteed by the United States, which evidences thus Washington’s strong commitment to help Tunisia strengthen its ability […]