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Major China Construction Company Opens Office in Casablanca, Setting Eyes on North Africa

Chinese Construction Company Sinoma CBMI has opened a new office in Casablanca, Morocco, expanding its footprint in North Africa and strengthening local support for infrastructure and industrial projects. The new office will serve as a regional hub for project management, technical services, and business development, focusing on cement plant construction, engineering procurement and construction (EPC) […]

Algeria: President more isolated than ever (U.S. Think-Thank)

The June 12 parliamentary election held in Algeria was supposed to rescue the regime from its crisis of legitimacy, but instead it reinforced its lack of legitimacy with the return of discredited political parties that had strongly supported former Pdt. Abdelaziz Bouteflika, ousted in 2019, says the Washington-based Middle East Institute (MEI). In an analysis […]

Opposition in Kenya questions spending $37mil on its troops sent to Congo

Kenya’s parliament has approved the deployment of nearly 1,000 troops to fight an insurgency in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) amid questions about the $37 million cost for the first six months of the mission. A parliament committee report says the funds will be spent on equipment, allowances, and operations for […]