Algerian public company IMETAL specialized in metal work and steel industry took control on Sunday of shares of Indian giant ArcelorMittal in ArcelorMittal Algérie (AMA,) ArcelorMittal Pipes and Tubes Algeria (AMPTA) and ArcelorMittal Tebessa (AMT,) reports say. The deal has been in the pipeline since October last year. The Indian giant controlled 49 per cent […]
Former Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz, in pre-trial detention since June in a case of alleged corruption, was admitted Wednesday night to the military hospital in Nouakchott for “urgent care,” one of his lawyers announced Thursday. Ould Abdelaziz, who led Mauritania from 2008 to 2019, “has been transferred to this hospital for urgent care (…) […]
Benin-Niger spat: China may try to mediate to access crude oil from ‘its’ pipeline Tensions between Benin and Niger have escalated since the military coup in the latter in July 2023, with the borders between both countries remaining closed and with Benin preventing Niger from using its port to export its crude oil, mostly bound […]
