By Francoise Kadri: The two men in bright overalls rooting for plastic on a Tunisian beach do so to make a living, but also in the knowledge that they are helping the environment. What they do no...
https://north-africa.com/tunisian-brand-turns-sea-plastic-into-green-couture/
By Abdellah Cheballahb: Sporting a white cap and apron, Rachid Ibersiene bustles around vats at his dairy in Algeria’s Atlas Mountains where he has brought the tradition of artisanal cheesemaki...
https://north-africa.com/entrepreneurship-producing-cheese-in-algeria/
By Ismail Bellaouali: Soaring inflation in Morocco is driving up living costs and stirring public anger, and as food prices increase the country’s export-led agricultural model is coming under ...
The European Union’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell called Monday during a visit to Algeria for stronger energy cooperation with Africa’s top gas exporter as well as enhanced security tie...
French company NGE announced Thursday it had been awarded a contract to build Egypt’s first high-speed rail link, a 330 kilometre section connecting the Mediterranean and Red Sea coasts. The li...
https://north-africa.com/egypt-to-build-high-speed-rail-link/
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said Sunday the North African nation will allocate a billion dollars to finance development projects across the continent through the Algerian Agency of In...
https://north-africa.com/algerias-aid-agency-to-spend-us1-billion-on-african-development/
By Hillary Orinde: The African Union insisted on Sunday it had “zero tolerance” for undemocratic changes of power and vowed to push through a continent-wide free trade deal as it wrapped up a...
By Joel Olatunde Agoi: Like millions of fellow Nigerians, Rotimi Bankole says he wants to use Saturday’s presidential elections to push for a better life in his oil-rich but crisis-ridden count...
By Valentin Bontemps: In limbo for years, plans for a tunnel linking Spain and Morocco have been officially revived by Madrid and Rabat although the dream of an underwater rail link faces multipl...
Egypt and India announced Thursday a “strategic partnership” to increase trade by billions of dollars and strengthen diplomatic ties, as President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi concluded a visit to Ne...
https://north-africa.com/egypt-sisi-visits-india-paves-way-for-greater-bilateral-cooperation/
Libya’s National Oil Corporation said Wednesday it had reached an $8-billion deal with Italian energy giant ENI to develop offshore hydrocarbon sites. “We have reached a deal with ENI to deve...
Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority announced Wednesday an all-time annual revenue record, earning $8 billion in transit fees in 2022, as the country balks under a worsening economic crisis. The incom...
Greetings to our second episode of Week in Review and a quick summary of what we are tracking in the Sahel and in North Africa. Today is Saturday, the 7th of January 2023. This past week was some...
https://north-africa.com/podcast-sahel-and-north-africa-week-in-review-7-jan-2023/
By Kaouther Larbi: Morocco’s argan oil is highly prized by the cosmetics industry, yet it is now mostly produced by elderly workers, raising questions about how long the artisanal practice can ...
https://north-africa.com/moroccos-argan-industry-in-need-of-stimulus/
Algeria will allow foreign tourists heading to its vast desert south to obtain visas on arrival, part of efforts to “promote tourism in the Sahara”, the interior ministry announced Wednesday....
The Algerian and French prime ministers on Monday hailed a “new dynamic” as they launched a joint economic forum during a visit to Algiers by France’s Elisabeth Borne. Borne’s two-day tri...
https://north-africa.com/algeria-france-looking-to-elevate-their-economic-ties/
The Italian media has reported this week about the alleged difficulties faced by the Algerian state-onwed oil company Sonatrach to honor new gas commitments to Italy. Using investigative media Al...
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Algeria could increase its gas deliveries to France by 50%. Negotiations between the Algerian and French authorities are underway to reach an agreement to boost Algeria’s gas exports to France....
https://north-africa.com/algeria-and-france-negotiate-increase-of-gas-deliveries/
By Kaouthar Oudrhiri: Mohamed gave up farming because of successive droughts that have hit his previously fertile but isolated village in Morocco and because he just couldn’t bear it any longer...