African utility week

Algeria’s south, a tinderbox waiting to explode

Oil and gas rich southern Algeria has in recent years been boiling with a spate of protests that often turn violent such as the recent protests in the Touareg city of Tin-Zaouatin where a man has been killed by live fire. Protests in Tin Zaouatin, near the borders with Mali, erupted after Algerian authorities imposed […]

Morocco’s wholesale sector projects stable Q2 performance

Morocco’s wholesale trade sector anticipates steady performance in the second quarter of 2025, with 68% of wholesalers expecting stable sales volumes and 26% forecasting increases, according to the High Commission for Planning’s (HCP) latest quarterly survey. The projected stability stems from anticipated sales growth in specialized wholesale trades and industrial equipment sectors, offset by expected […]

Founder of Wagner Group blames international community for Libya’s woes

Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of the Russian private military company Wagner, has accused the international community for Libya’s problems for trying to take money from the country, reports say. Speaking to Sputnik, Prigozhin also indicated that western states don’t help Libya for free and this is clear in the fact that top European officials and international […]