Mauritania Biram Ould Dah

Egyptian firm Wins $30 Mln Contract for Extension of Abidjan international airport

The Arab Contractors (AC), one of the leading construction companies in Egypt and the MENA region, has won a $30mln contract for the extension and modernization of the Abidjan International Airport cargo facilities. The project, funded by the Islamic Development Bank, will enable the Ivory Coast authorities to replace the old airport by a new […]

Spanish Gardia Civil busts drug trafficking network operating from Morocco

Spanish security forces have dismantled this week a criminal network, the most active in Andalusia, that used to import drug from Morocco. Led by the Guardia civil and the Tributary Agency, the operation led to the seizure of more than 7,700 kilograms of hashish and the arrest of 45 people, including the head of the […]

World Bank issues new guidance on African inflation challenges

African economies face an urgent need for coordinated responses to inflation threats that could destabilize social equilibrium, according to the World Bank’s latest Africa’s Pulse report. While the continent’s median inflation rate decreased from 9.8% in 2022 to 4.2% in January 2025, significant disparities persist. The interquartile range of inflation rates has widened from 6% […]