West Africa electrification

The Fiasco of Algeria’s Car Industry

“Disguised imports”. It is thus that critics have described Algeria’s policy to set up car assembly plants. Since 2012, Algeria has been trying to attract foreign investments by automotive giants in order to reduce its imports bill, but the results so far are disappointing. Indeed, the opening of a car assembly plant by Volkswagen in […]

OCP partners with Budenheim and Prayon to double phosphoric acid production

Morocco’s phosphates and fertilizer producer, OCP, partnered with German and Belgian partners, Budenheim and Prayon, to build a new plant for the production of purified phosphoric acid. This will be achieved through their subsidiary Euro Maroc Phosphor (EMAPHOS) in a project that will help the OCP consolidate its global leadership in the production of Purified […]

Tunisia floods kill five, disrupt transport, public services

Severe flooding across northern and eastern Tunisia has killed at least five people, left several others missing and damaged transport and public infrastructure after days of torrential rain, authorities said. Heavy rainfall that began late Monday triggered rapid flooding in several cities, submerging roads, paralyzing traffic and forcing the suspension of schools and public transport […]