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Morocco’s leading telecom operator, Maroc Telecom, will acquire six African subsidiaries of its new majority shareholder UAE Etisalat for $ 650 million. By acquiring Itisalat branches in Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon, Niger, Central African Republic and Togo, the Moroccan operator will expand its activities in the continent and become a genuine telecom “hub” in French-speaking […]
Registration with the Mauritanian Constitutional Council has ended with six candidates willing to contest in the June 21 presidential polls. Most of the opposition political parties are boycotting the elections because they claim that it lack s credibility and transparency. Some of the candidates will be vying for the presidency for the first time and […]
After Ahmed Maiteeq’s confirmation as the new Prime Minister of Libya in a controversial vote at the General National Congress, the rebels have decided that they won’t recognize the Prime Minster because he “came to power illegally,” according to their spokesman Ali Hasi. Their decision will affect the agreements they reached with former Prime Minister […]
Partners in the Tamar gas field offshore Israel have concluded a letter of intent with Union Fenosa Gas SA (UFG) to supply it with gas for 15 years and a total gross sales quantity of up to 2.5 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of natural gas, or approximately 440 million cubic feet per day over the […]
Tunisia’s financial and economic woes have reached worrying stages forcing the government to curb its expenses. The state will be reducing the salaries of its employees. Algeria will be buffing up the coffers of the Tunisian Central bank foreign currency reserves, offer loans and grants that it will help to cover the expenses of the […]
Libya has chosen Ahmed Maiteeq as Prime Minister but the voting process was marred by controversy in the parliament. Officials are divided over the elections and the recognition of Maiteeq as Prime Minister could further increase the political crises in the country. The First Deputy Speaker and the Second Deputy Speaker of the parliament have […]
Preparations are in high gear for the presidential elections in Egypt prompting presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabahy to launch an early kick-off even though campaign is set to begin on Saturday 3rd May as dictated by the Presidential Election Commission (PEC). He has been informed of the violation. Al Sisi’s campaign group said they will wait […]
Prime Minster Mehi Jomaa talked out the guidelines of the economy’s revival without provoking any protests from the population. Jomaa said a national economic dialogue will be organized to sensitize Tunisians that reforms are needed to solve the economic crises although they won’t be pushed hard. Economic reforms have always been received by protests. Experts […]
Authorities of Nouadhibou’s Free Zone Agency and those of the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) geared towards joining their efforts in establishing a prosperous cooperation in diverse sectors. The agreement will be a gateway to strengthen their partnership in developing the private sector […]
Egypt’s tourism sector is still to recover from the effects of the revolution. The Ministry of Finance announced that the revenue generated from the sector has been on a drastic fall for the past few years. The Governor of Giza, Ali Abdel Rahman, is optimistic that the future of the tourism industry is bright as […]