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Mauritania: massive arrests in connection with corruption scandal at state-run energy company

The Mauritanian police have nabbed a senior official of a state-run energy company and a businessman, both accused by a Senegal company for demanding commissions for a contract awarded to the latter firm, reports say. Businessman, Mohamed Ould Bouchiba, and the technical director of the Mauritanian Gas Company, Mohamedou Pal, had been arrested for questioning […]

Tunisia: Fisheries Trade Balance Posts Sharp 142% Decline by End-November 2025

Tunisia’s fisheries trade balance posted a steep 142% decline by the end of November 2025, as the surplus went down from the 361.1 million dinars recorded in November 2024 to 225 million dinars in the 2025 corresponding period, according to figures released by the National Observatory of Agriculture (ONAGRI). Fisheries exports reached 30,500 tons valued […]

Morocco, Germany to resume energy cooperation

The disruption in the fossil fuel market due to geopolitical tensions hastened the energy transition agenda of Morocco and Germany which now see new opportunities in fostering energy cooperation, notably in terms of green hydrogen and renewables. At a press conference in Rabat, both foreign ministers of Germany and Morocco attached priority to energy cooperation […]