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Mauritania: massive arrests in connection with corruption scandal at state-run energy company

The Mauritanian police have nabbed a senior official of a state-run energy company and a businessman, both accused by a Senegal company for demanding commissions for a contract awarded to the latter firm, reports say. Businessman, Mohamed Ould Bouchiba, and the technical director of the Mauritanian Gas Company, Mohamedou Pal, had been arrested for questioning […]

Morocco Launches National Inspection of Breeding Females to Unlock Livestock Subsidy

Morocco has launched a nationwide inspection operation targeting sheep and goat breeding females, marking a critical step in the government’s livestock herd reconstitution program. Starting March 24, 2026, inspection teams will verify whether beneficiaries have honored their commitment to retain the reproductive females that were identified and registered during a census campaign conducted between June […]

Algeria’s Closed Border Syndrome

Algeria, Africa’s largest country, shares borders with 6 countries, all of them are closed with the exception of its land frontiers with Tunisia. This closed-border attitude is reflective of a lack of a neighborhood policy in an increasingly integrated continent where collective efforts are the best means to countering trans-border challenges. With Morocco, the borders […]