German Bertelsmann, Morocco’s Saham Merge Customer Service Business

German media and publishing group Bertelsmann has merged its customer service business with Morocco’s Saham, creating a new market leader in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Each will hold 50% of the new company branded as Arvato, which operates in 25 countries with 48,000 employees on its payroll offering services across the market for […]

African Union Chairperson Macky Sall in Moscow for talks with Putin

The chairperson of the African Union, President Macky Sall of Senegal, will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday as the war in Ukraine exacerbates food insecurity on the continent. Macky Sall, accompanied by Moussa Faki Mahamat, the African Union Commission chairperson, is expected in Russia this Thursday and will meet Putin in Sochi on […]

Algeria: 2,500 projects to be launched next year, Tourism Minister

Algerian Minister of Territorial Development, Tourism and Handicrafts announced Monday in Algiers the launch of 2,500 tourism projects in 2016 in a bid to strike balance between offer and demand in the tourism industry. Speaking at a national seminar on tourism agencies’ activities, Amar Ghoul indicated that the 2016 plan is meant to promote tourism […]