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Polisario prepares another violation of UN-brokered ceasefire in Sahara again

Few weeks after being rebuked in a UN Secretary General’s report for obstructing the functioning of the UN mission in the Sahara, the Polisario prepares for yet another blatant violation of the ceasefire agreement east of the berm putting the peace process in front of a new test. Antonio Guterres urged in a report on […]

Afreximbank’s PAPSS continental payment system joined by 11 African central banks

The Africa Export-Import Bank, or Afreximbank, has incorporated 11 African central banks into its flagship Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) that offers an alternative in which participants can conduct transactions in their currencies, eliminating the necessity for a third-party currency such as the US dollar. The PAPSS is one of the Afreximbank’s efforts aimed […]

Algeria braces for another car industry fiasco

Algeria wants to develop a car industry but it wants it fast and without meeting the pre-requisite: a competitive industrial cluster or ecosystem of local part suppliers. In 2019, after his election, Algerian President Tebboune had criticized car industry professionals in his country accusing them of practicing “disguised imports” due to the very low sourcing […]