Libyan PM Abdelhamid Dbeibah

Algerian expatriates urge Macron to raise issue of human rights during visit to Algiers

Several NGOs and associations of Algerian expatriates have called on French President Emmanuel Macron to raise the issue of deteriorating human rights situation with Algerian leaders during his planned three-day visit to this Maghreban country starting Aug.25. In a letter signed by 13 Diaspora organizations, including “Action citoyenne pour l’Algérie”, “Collectif des Familles de disparus […]

Morocco’s economy to grow 0.8% in third quarter

Morocco’s economic growth will slow down to 0.8% in the third quarter this year, compared to 8.7% the same period last year, the high commissioner for planning HCP said. The HCP mentioned the impact of the geopolitical tensions and imported inflation that has slowed the post-covid growth of the Moroccan economy. Global demand on Morocco […]

Beijing to revive Tazara railway as EU, US seek to challenge China’s dominance in key African trade corridor

China is reportedly on track to control the ailing African Tazara railway connecting Tanzania and Zambia, originally funded by Mao Zedong’s government in the 1970s, despite geopolitical needling over control of mineral trade routes. Amid growing geopolitical tensions over the control of trading routes for critical minerals in Africa, China has chosen the China Civil […]