Mosque construction in Guerguarat

Algeria: reinforcing aerial defense

Algeria has set its eyes on the Adcom Systems Yabhon United 40 Block 5 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) at the ongoing Dubai Air Show 2013. Algiers wants to boost its medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capacity. The Yabhon United 40 Block 5 is considered to be likely included in its fleet very […]

Tunisia to offer 140 projects to foreign investors

Tunisia will be hosting an International Investment Conference in Tunis from Tuesday, seeking support and investors to revamp its ailing economy. According to Fadhel Abdelkefi, Minister of Development, Investment and International Cooperation, “the conference is an opportunity for the North African nation to present its major infrastructure projects to international investors in order to provide […]

World Bank expects Morocco’s economy to contract 4% in 2020

The World Bank delivered bleak prospects for growth in Morocco which was seen dropping to -4% in 2020 from 2.5% last year on the backdrop of the coronavirus outbreak. The forecast is close to that of the -3.7% put forward by the IMF for 2020 to which drought worsened Morocco’s growth prospects. The spread of […]