The toll of the fires ravaging northern Algeria, especially Kabylie, continues to grow heavier. At least 42 people, including 17 civilians and 25 soldiers, have lost their lives due to asphyxiation after fires ravaged vast areas of the Kabylie region, where an independence movement is growing. The fires, which started Monday evening, killed 17 civilians, […]
The US elections and the monotonous presidential debates bear little to no substance on North Africa. In the much-anticipated third debate on foreign policy, there was scant mention of the countries of the Maghreb and their important strategic worth in US global fight against terrorism. Except for Libya (mentioned 12 times) in the context of […]
The Egyptian Transport ministry signed on the 19th of June a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with an International/Egyptian alliance to set up a consulting firm that will provide consulting services in the fields of transportation projects. The Egyptian-French consortium comprises French Aegis Alliance, the International Consulting Company (Sestra) and Shaker Engineering Company. The new firm, […]
