Humania to invest over $100 Mln in medical care in Morocco & Egypt

Humania, a private healthcare company, has secured a $108.5 million funding from international financial institutions to launch medical care projects in Morocco and Egypt. The International Finance Corporation (IFC) contributes $45 million to this project, while $ 63.5 million were mobilized from other investors, including $43.5 million from the Danish Investment Fund for Developing countries […]

Social Media in North Africa: a ‘Double-Edged Weapon’

How important has been the role that social media have played in the Arab Spring uprisings and the subsequent democratic transformation affecting the North African region? This is a question that has been hotly contested in both policy-making and academic circles essentially ever since a Tunisian fruit vendor’s act of self-immolation swiftly wreaked havoc with […]

Libya: Forces Advancing towards IS Sirte headquarters

Libyan forces loyal to the UN backed Government of National Accord (GNA) made some significant progress on Wednesday in their battle to recapture the coastal city of Sirte from the militants of the Islamic State. According to Brigadier General Mohammed Ghasri, they are only five kilometers away from the city center and Zafrana square, which […]