Algeria Still Lagging Behind in 2018 Economic Freedom Index

Algeria was ranked among the ten worst performing countries in the 2018 Economic Freedom Index, established by The Heritage Foundation, an American public policy think tank based in Washington, DC. Algeria scored 44.7/100 taking the 172 place in a ranking of 186 countries. Algeria came ahead of only 8 countries, some of them happened to […]

Infrastructure bottlenecks undermine South Africa’s growth

Once the largest economy in the continent, South Africa reels under infrastructure degradation that risks ditching the country’s economic growth, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. Infrastructure dysfunctions, notably irregular electricity, supply hit production at Africa’s most industrialized nation, stoked unrest and worsened the country’s macroeconomic balances. Thea Fourie, Director for Sub-Saharan Africa Economics and […]

Mauritania: President’s Shooter on State TV

The Mauritanian military who wounded by gunshot President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz on October 13 appeared on the national television and said that he fired at the head of state by mistake. Lieutenant Elhaj Ould Hmoudy said that he fired at a “suspicious vehicle” carrying passengers wearing turbans. He said he ordered the driver to […]