The recently-launched Saudi-Egyptian Investment Company (SEIC) has reportedly added three other Egyptian listed company to its portfolio after acquiring fertilizer giant MOPCO. Abu Qir Fertizilers and Chemical Industries, Alexandria Container and Cargo Handling and E-Finance for Financial and Digital Investments are the companies, Zawya reports citing Egypt’s planning ministry’s website. SEIC also reportedly acquired 25 […]
Malian forces have taken Kidal the stronghold of Tuareg rebels marking the end of a deal brokered by Algiers in 2015 and the erosion of Algeria’s diplomacy in its Sahel neighborhood. More than a week after Bamako soldiers, backed by Russian Wagner mercenaries, took the strategic town, Algeria’s resounding silence reflects the country’s fading role […]
Tunisia continues to face elevated macroeconomic vulnerabilities and high unemployment, said the IMF Executive Board after completing the second review under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) Arrangement. In 2017, Tunisian economy made a modest recovery. The country’s debt has “continued to increase, inflation has accelerated, and international reserve cover is now less than three months […]
