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FAO data challenges Tebboune’s wheat self-sufficiency mirage

Algeria may be heading for its best cereal harvest in years, but fresh data from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and recent import trends suggest President Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s repeated promises of wheat self-sufficiency remain a mirage. The FAO forecasts Algeria’s 2025-26 cereal harvest at around 5 million tons, far below the 9 million […]

Russia-Africa Summit: Exclusion of Polisario Heralds its Inevitable Collapse

President Vladimir Putin has not invited the polisario separatist group, backed by Algeria, to the flagship first Russia-Africa Summit meant to increase Russia’s influence in the continent and to enhance its cooperation with African countries, while countering the growing presence of China. The exclusion of the secessionists from this event, held Oct.23-24 in the city […]

Morocco’s Al Boraq among six high speed trains chosen by UN to celebrate world sustainable transport day

The United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) issued stamps on 26 November to commemorate World Sustainable Transport Day featuring six high-speed trains, including Al Boraq operated by Morocco’s national railway company. “Al Boraq”, the first of its kind in Africa, links the industrial hubs of Tangier to Casablanca through Kénitra and Rabat. The train travels at […]