Audrey Azoulay

Libya: MP & vocal critic of Haftar abducted in Benghazi

A member of Libya’s House of Representative, HoR, and her daughter have been kidnapped in the eastern city of Benghazi and taken to an unknown location by forces loyal to rebel commander Khalifa Haftar.   Siham Sirgiwa’s kidnapping is viewed as an apparent punishment for her criticism of the eastern military commander’s current offensive on […]

Senegal, Mauritania Ink Fisheries, other Deals

Mauritania and Senegal have signed a number of deals on Tuesday ranging from security, transport, energy, mining to fishing.   The agreements were signed during Senegalese President Macky Sall’s official visit to Nouakchott.   The two countries’ heads of State Mohamed Ould Ghazouani and Macky Sall reviewed the framework of their cooperation, with focus on […]

Moroccan dirham widens gap with a weakening Algerian dinar

Over the past decade, the Algerian dinar has experienced a dramatic free-fall in value compared to the Moroccan dirham. In 2014, one dirham was worth ten dinars, but by 2024, this gap has doubled, with one dirham now equivalent to twenty Algerian dinars. This gap is not due to an appreciation of the dirham, which […]