Only words but no action. That sums Algeria’s attitude towards any initiative to reinvigorate the Maghreb. Algeria, which maintains borders closed with Morocco despite calls from Rabat to normalize relations, went further in its obsession of containing Morocco by adopting self-defeating strategies in the Sahel. Governing behind the curtain of a dead-living president, the deep […]
Egypt and Saudi Arabia will sign soon multiple contracts for a 2 GW electricity transmission network that will connect the two countries’ grids. The project worth $1.6 billion will connect both countries’ grids with 900 kilometers of overhead transmission cables and pass across the sea bed, for 25 kilometers. Egypt will finance 40 per cent […]
Morocco topped the countries of the Maghreb region in terms of attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2016, according to a report established by the Arab Investment and Export Credit Guarantee Corporation. The North African kingdom attracted $2.3 billion worth of FDI in 2016, followed by Algeria with 1.5 billion, Tunisia with 958 million, and […]
