Algeria – water scarcity in Algiers

WTO Celebrating 20th Anniversary in Morocco

The World Trade Organization has chosen Marrakesh, its birth place, to celebrate its 20th anniversary through the organization this April 8-9 of a high-level conference on the topic “WTO 20 years: celebrating successes, meeting challenges to come.” The conference, to be attended by the WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo and some 40 African Trade Ministers, will […]

Tripoli-based PM Abdelhamid Dbeibeh removes NOC Chairman Mustafa Sanalla

Abdelhamid Dbeibeh, one of Libya’s rival Premiers, has sacked the Chairman of the National Oil Corporation (NOC) Mustafa Sanalla, local media Libya Update has learned. Dbeibeh’s administration, which is based in capital Tripoli, replaced Sanalla with Farhat Omar Bengdara, who served as Libya’s Central Bank Governor from 2007 to 2011, the media notes citing a […]

Morocco’s textile exports recover from pandemic impact

Morocco’s textile exports to Europe rose 23% so far in 2021 compared to 2020 which was marked by low demand due to the global pandemic, Morocco’s industry minister said. The sector showed resilience in the face of Covid-19 as local operators shifted production to meet domestic demand in terms of masks and protective gear and […]