El Merk marks Algeria’s comeback in oil production

Greening Africa: Kanga seeks to raise $500m capital for its potash project in Congo

Kanga Potash, a world class, low-cost potash project developer, is seeking to raise about $500m for the first phase of its potash development project north of Pointe Noire in the Republic of Congo. According to the company’s executive chairman Stéphane Rigny, about 60% of the amount will be debt and 40% equity, including some mezzanine […]

Morocco Hosts Regional Winter School on Migrants Health

The 1st regional winter school on the migrants’ health was opened on Monday in Rabat by chief of mission of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Ana Fonseca, Finland ambassador Pekka Hyvönen and Director of National School of Public Health (ENSP), Abdelmounim Belalia. The five-day event will look into several issues related to the sexual, […]

Hit by Low oil prices, Nigeria opts for borrowing; Algeria chooses to starve its people

The end of the era of expensive oil has put strains on the budgets of Nigeria and Algeria pushing the first to seek foreign borrowing while the latter adamantly sticks to zero borrowing policy at the expense of starving its population. Nigeria, which has a more diversified economy compared to Algeria, is knocking on the […]