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Last December, the U.N. Security Council passed a cautious resolution that outlined steps to be taken before an international military intervention into Mali to deal with the deteriorating security situation in the country. But in a surprise move on 11 January, French President Francois Hollande authorized airstrikes in Mali to stop a sudden southward push […]
While French troops are treated and greeted in Mali as liberators rather than as foreign occupiers, Egypt’s Islamist president Mohamed Morsi has expressed opposition to France’s military action launched to dislodge the Jihadist fighters linked to Al Qaeda occupying the northern part of the impoverished West African country. “We do not accept at all the […]
The North African derby was settled by a late goal from Tunisia’s wonder boy, Youssef M’Sakni. Algeria proved to be the better side during the game but was unable to make their opportunities count as they continued to dominate possession. Tunisia was forced to make an early substitution after 16 minutes when Issam Jemaa was […]
Following the hostage situation in Algeria, analysts fear that oil and gas future investments are dominated by uncertainty due to fears that investors will be unwilling to venture into its Sahara desert. Some believe that investments won’t be affected because the resources will be too tempting for companies to ignore. Alison Lyall, a security analyst […]
At least some 37 foreign workers, who were taken lately hostage by Islamist militants linked to Al Qaeda at a gas plant in Southern Algerian city of In Amenas, were killed during a military operation launched by the Algerian Special Forces to release the captives and retake to the gasfield compound. The identified slain hostages […]
As many as 41 people – including American, British, French, Japanese, Norwegian, Irish and Austrian nationals – are being held hostage by armed Islamist militants after storming a gas facility in Algeria. The gas production facility attacked on Wednesday by the terrorists is located in the town of In Amenas (near the Libyan border). The […]
The national team of Algeria, the “desert foxes”, are preparing for their final test game before focusing on the North African derby against Tunisia in the African cup of nations in South Africa. It will be their last game and it will be against a first division team in South Africa’s league known as the […]
At least eight foreigners, including Britons, Norwegian and Japanese nationals were seized Wednesday in Algeria by Islamist militants in an attack on an oil facility in the south-eastern region of the North African country. The terror attack, which targeted a BP gas plant in the town of In Amenas (near the Libyan border), also claimed […]
Companies from the two sides of the Mediterranean have agreed to pen a deal valid for almost two decades. Spain’s Gas Natural Fenosa was a signatory to the deal with Algeria’s Sonatrach for 800mn m³/year of gas for a period of 18 years and for a 10% stake in the 8bn m³/yr in the Medgaz […]
Libya and Tunisia have reopened lately their crossing border post of Ras Jdir which was closed over security concerns and infiltrations of armed groups that threatened the security in the two North African countries that have changed their despotic ruling regimes. The decision was made by Libyan Prime Minister Dr Ali Zidan and his Tunisian […]