Moroccan-Chinese investment Forum in Laayoune dec 2019

Morocco Upgrades F16 Fleet with Electronic Warfare Systems

The Royal Moroccan Air Force will upgrade its fleet of F16 fighter jets with electronic warfare systems supplied by Harris Corporation under a contract worth $91 million. The company said in a statement that it will equip the F16 fighters of the Royal Moroccan Air Force with the Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare Suite (AIDEWS), […]

Tires, coffee shortages in Algerian market underscore failing import restriction policies

Keen to save its hard currency reserves for tougher days, Algeria continues an unrelentless import restriction policy that resulted in severe shortages of key products with tires and coffee being the latest to join a long list of expensive and unavailable goods in the country. Transport unions have rung the alarm bell as to the […]

Libya: Fresh clashes rock Zawiya, threatening oil refinery and schools

Heavy clashes broke out on Wednesday, September 24, in the western Libyan city of Zawiya, about 60 km west of Tripoli, between factions affiliated with the Government of National Unity (GNU). According to the Libyan News Agency, fighting erupted after the Interior Ministry’s Security Threats Apparatus arrested members of the Al-Kaboutat armed group, which is […]