Haftar troops seize Syrte

Egypt to increase electricity prices by 19 per cent from next month

Egypt announced Wednesday electricity price will increase by 19 per cent from next month, amid the covid-19 pandemic. The decision announced by the ministry of electricity is the seventh increase by the regime of President Fattah Al Sisi in power since 2014. The move is however in line with the ministry’s previous decision to increase […]

Sahel emergency: the world’s most neglected and conflict-ridden region

Africa’s volatile Sahel region risks becoming a forgotten crisis because of the many competing emergencies around the world, a senior United Nations official has warned. The head of the regional office for West and Central Africa for the Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Charles Bernimolin, noted that millions of people in six Sahel […]

Algeria looks to export $5bn home-manufactured medicine

Algeria is aiming at exporting $5 billion of manufactured medicine with help of local producer, Lotfi Benbahmed, minister of Pharmaceutical industry said Tuesday. “We are looking to export about $5 billion of Algerian medicines,” Benhamed told the National Radio station. The North African country, the minister noted, to meet the target, will need to rely […]