Casablanca-Agadir high speed train to cost $7bln

Morocco is seriously mulling the launch of a new high speed rail connecting Casablanca with Agadir, whose cost is estimated at 7 billion dollars, transport minister Mohammed Abdeljalil said. The new rail link will bolster economic integration between different Moroccan regions and is part of a plan to serve 43 cities with rail services instead […]

Tunisia: Volume of date exports decrease by 6%

Tunisia exported 107.9 thousand tons of dates during the first seven months of the 2024–2025 season, i.e. from the beginning of the campaign in October 2024 to the end of April 2025, according to data from the National Observatory of Agriculture (ONAGRI). Comparing this to the 114.7 thousand tons exported during the same period last […]

Algeria: Raft of Dismissals Continues, Chiefs of Air & Ground Forces Fired

President Abdelazize Bouteflika who also doubles as the country’s Defense Minister has fired commanders of air and grounds forces amid an ongoing overhaul of the army and security top apparatus. Major-General Hassan Tafer, commander of Algeria’s ground forces was sacked on Monday and replaced by Major-General Said Shankarikha. Air Force Commander Major-General Abdul Qader al-Wannas […]