Egypt(2)

Over 20% of Cigarettes Consumed in Maghreb are Illicit- KPMG Study

Illicit cigarettes accounted for over 20% of consumption across the Maghreb region in 2016. However successful prevention strategies have resulted in a 24% decline since 2015, said the Amsterdam based professional service and auditing company KPMG in a recent study. The study, dubbed “Illicit Cigarette Trade in the Maghreb Region,” shows the 13 billion smuggled […]

Algeria: “Black Friday” in Kabylia & Several other cities, Hirak still alive

Kabylia and several other Algerian cities lived on Friday (August 8, 2025) another “Black Day” of brutality and violent crackdown on peaceful protesters by the heavily armed security and military forces. The Algerian authorities, which fear the return of the Hirak movement that ousted Bouteflika regime, deployed thousands of anti-riot forces to prevent popular rallies […]

African Trade & Investment Summit Backs Morocco’s ECOWAS Membership

The second African Trade and Investment summit held this week in Ifrane wound up on a tone of support for Morocco’s membership in the Economic Community of West African States. The participants in the event, notably investors and businessmen from across the continent and beyond, expressed their support for Morocco’s bid to join the West […]