Sahel-region

Maghreb Countries United at Berlin Tourism Fair

Maghreb region’s products and tourist attractions were showcased in the world’s largest travel trade fair – International Tourism Exchange – in Berlin that wrapped up in the German capital on Sunday (9 March). The high-profile venue was attended by tourism professionals from Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Morocco whose Tourism Minister, Lahcen Haddad revealed his plan […]

Kuwait ruler dissolves parliament as PM presents new Cabinet team

Kuwait’s Emir on Tuesday issued a decree to dissolve parliament while Crown Prince Meshal Al-Sabah was presented a new Cabinet team by Prime Minister Ahmed Nawaf Al-Ahmad. Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported, said the dissolution of parliament came “because of practices and actions that threaten national unity.” The date of the […]

Nigeria’s rebased GDP rises, but Africa’s richest title remains elusive

Nigeria’s economy has officially grown larger — at least on paper — but the West African country still remains the continent’s fourth-largest economy, behind South Africa, Egypt, and Algeria. Following a long-awaited GDP rebasing, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) revised the country’s nominal output for 2024 to ₦372.8 trillion ($243 billion), up from ₦314 […]