Algerian protests

Sahara: Will Mauritania join countries having consulates in Moroccan Sahara?

Mauritanian tribal leaders have handed over to Mauritania’s ambassador to Morocco Ahmed Ould Bahi a letter requesting the opening of a Mauritanian consulate in Laayoune to facilitate administrative services for Mauritanians living in the Moroccan southern provinces. The request of the Mauritanian notables was conveyed to their country’s diplomat during a meeting held lately at […]

African air travel demand sees strong growth, on track to reach pre-covid levels

African air travel has made a robust recovery, with the traffic in March having reached 94.8% of pre-pandemic levels of 2019, as more international routes and tourism reopened, the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) has said in a new report. Africa’s airlines have almost returned to pre-pandemic traffic levels, according to the report, noting that domestic […]

Nine years of reckless money printing crush the Algerian dinar

Nine years after Algeria first activated the printing presses under the guise of “non-conventional financing,” the regime’s addiction to helicopter money remains firmly in place. What was presented in 2017 as a temporary five-year lifeline to stave off bankruptcy has become a permanent fixture of fiscal mismanagement. The Bank of Algeria continues to bankroll a […]