The African Development Bank (AfDB) and Tunisia inked a deal Wednesday for a $87.1-million credit facility for the financing of a project to support the inclusive and sustainable development of the cereals industry (PADIFIC), local reports say. Samir Saied, Tunisia’s Minister of Economy and Planning and AfDB’s Deputy Director General for North Africa Malinne Blomberg […]
Morocco has cut diplomatic ties with Iran over its support for Hezbollah in arming and training the Polisario. The connivance between the Lebanese shiite militia and the Polisario separatists raises questions over Algeria’s involvement in allowing two terrorist organizations to operate from its territory against Morocco’s territorial integrity. Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita told the press […]
British energy giant BP has officially launched gas production at the Grand Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) field, strategically located along the maritime border between Senegal and Mauritania that represents a promising source of natural gas and a lever for economic transformation. During a recent ceremony, Senegal’s president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, recently welcomed a delegation from the […]
