French Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti with Moroccan peer Benabdelkader

Africa’s downstream oil industry attracts $30bn investment

The African oil industry has attracted over $30-billion investment in logistics, distribution, storage terminals, import facilities and retail marketing in recent years. The information was disclosed during the fourteenth annual conference of the African Refiners and Distributors Association (ARA), held in Cape Town over the weekend. According to reports from the ARA conference, new prospecting, […]

Algeria: Army Chief hit by unprecedented scandals, weakening his grip

The struggle for power between top brass is intensifying in Algeria, while the local population is suffering from a severe shortage of food, bread, cocking oil, milk, medicine… Divisions inside the military establishment are deepening, threatening to destabilize further the regime which is rocked by a series of corruption and drugs trafficking scandals involving powerful […]

Algeria, Egypt eye production of Russia-made covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V

Algeria and Egypt could produce Sputnik V, Russia’s covid-19 vaccine, touted as the cheapest among other vaccines. Both countries were among 55 countries around the world that took part Wednesday in an UN-led virtual conference on the presentation of the Russian vaccine. Russian Health Minister Mikhaïl Mourachko said at the special session that the participating […]