Mauritania, one of Africa’s poorest countries and newest oil producers, looks forward to developing its economic relations and partnership with China, a major world economic power. Sensing the huge untapped resources of his country, Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz headed this week to China to explore the potentials of Mauritanian-Chinese partnership and identify the […]
Despite the surging interest, Libya continues to close its door to foreign banks on the basis that the legal framework is still under preparation. One of the latest banks to have its request rejected on numerous occasions by the Libyan Monetary Authority (LMA) is the National Bank of Egypt (NBE) according to reports. The NBE […]
The restive Algerian southern town of Ouargla has been rocked by violent clashes between protesters who accuse the government of rigging local elections and security forces who fired tear gas. The protesters have been taking to the streets for three days since the announcement of the preliminary results of the local election on November 23. […]
