US ambassador & envoy to Libya Richard-Norland

China’s oil imports from Africa plunge amid shift to suppliers in Gulf, Asia and Russia — report

Africa once accounted for more than a third of Chinese oil imports, but now major African oil suppliers are struggling with declining production and exports to China that has found other markets due to geopolitical considerations, infrastructure issues, and domestic political problems, according to a recent report by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. China […]

Algeria: Police Halt El Watan to Relocate in New Offices

Police forces Friday prevented critical Media El Watan from moving to its news headquarters although it was in possession of official permit, reports say. A police unit stopped the El Watan staff from joining the new location. “Police blocked access to the building and rounded it. They did not give any explanation. They only indicated […]

Egypt: Approval of IMF recommendation for bigger role of private sector

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Thursday approved a document outlining 62 economic activities the state will withdraw from and turn over to the private sector, a cabinet statement said. The document’s approval was required by the International Monetary Fund, which this month approved a $3 billion financial support package for Egypt. The statement said […]