First Independent Mena Newspaper
Noaukchott is hosting the 11th session of the Algerian-Mauritanian follow-up Committee in preparation for the 17th High Joint Cooperation Commission co-chaired by Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal and his Mauritanian counterpart Moulay Ould Mohamed Laghdef. One of the hottest issues on the table is the revision project of the 1996 trade agreement proposed by the Algerian […]
Women in MENA countries have made big strides over the past four decades in the fields of education and health coverage, but they still face serious hurdles in the labor market, says a World Bank report. The progress made by countries of the region to bridge gender gaps has not been matched by increases in […]
The government has decided to stop the process of the bids it has tendered for the procurement of the management of Libya’s state-owned Libyan Post, Telecommunication and Information Technology Corporation (LIPTIC). Almadar and Libyana are the two mobile operators in the country which are part of LIPTIC’s several subsidiaries. Reasons for the decision are yet […]
After more than three years of limited business transactions between Algeria and Egypt due to the heavily contested FIFA World Cup qualifying match which was won by Algeria in 2009, businessmen in Egypt are willing to have a renaissance. They are planning on establishing an industrial zone within Algeria in an attempt to create and […]
The role of civil society in bringing about change in the Arab world has been widely acknowledged. Today, civil society organisations (CSOs) face the challenge of helping consolidate the process of reform at a time when progress towards democratisation is uncertain. Emerging think tank and policy research initiatives are at the centre of these efforts, […]
The sovereign debt crisis is often being called the mother of all problems, especially those with no-win solutions (or double-win of any sort for that matter). The consequences of the European sovereign debt crisis, touched off by Europe’s weakest economies in 2011, have been piecemeal yet deep and noticeable far beyond the EU’s borders. As […]
Mauritania and Morocco were the only two Maghreban countries that took part in the international maritime security cooperation exercise organized lately off the Mauritanian and Senegalese coasts. This regional naval drill, dubbed “Saharan Express 2013”, aims to enhance maritime security and improve communication cooperation between the U.S., West African countries and their key European partners. […]
The current African tour undertaken by King Mohammed VI of Morocco is taking place in a particular juncture marked by the war in Mali and the growing activity of Al Qaeda affiliated groups in the Sahel-Sahara strip. The situation in Mali will thus be a focal issue in the talks the Moroccan King will successively […]
Good news is coming out of Egypt’s Sukari gold mine. Centamin has announced that it is expecting more than a 20% increase in its production this year. The company which is focused on mineral exploration, development and mining has been achieving positive results for the past couple of years. Some of the company’s expansion projects […]
Three North African countries namely Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria will be benefitting from the Open Data Platforms alongside other 17 other African countries launched by the African Development Bank (AfDB). Upon completion of the project in July 2013, it is believed that quality data on Africa will be brought to the doorsteps of its users […]