Morocco Security Alert After Calls For New Mass Crossing To Ceuta
Moroccan authorities reinforced the Fnideq-Ceuta border zone after social-media calls for a renewed mass crossing, weeks after a surge that...
August 9, 2026Topic
North Africa
HSBC Exits Egypt Retail Banking in US$300 Million Sale to Emirates NBD
HSBC Egypt retail sale to Emirates NBD ends 44 years of consumer banking, books a US$300 million pre-tax gain and...
August 6, 2026
Ceuta Migrant Crisis Kills at Least 72 as Europe Turns on Spain
Ceuta migrant crisis kills at least 72 after mass crossings into the Spanish enclave, as the EU holds crisis talks...
August 6, 2026
Chinese Investment in Egypt Tops US$10 Billion, PM Says
Chinese investment in Egypt has passed US$10 billion, the prime minister says, though Cairo has not said what the figure...
August 4, 2026
Morocco Water Security Gets US$294 Million EBRD Loan Boost
The EBRD approved a €250 million loan and €5 million grant for Morocco’s ONEE utility to upgrade drinking water infrastructure...
July 31, 2026
60,000 Migrants Storm Spain’s Ceuta Enclave in a Day
The Ceuta migrant crossing has killed at least 34 people, with up to 60,000 arrivals in a day and Spain...
July 31, 2026
Libya Central Bank Injects US$2 Billion to Prop up Dinar
Libya’s Central Bank injected $2 billion in early April 2026 to narrow the gap with the parallel market, bringing the...
July 29, 2026 Morocco Foils ISIS Sahel Plots, Arrests 10 in Seven Cities
Morocco’s BCIJ arrested 10 suspects on 6 July 2026, foiling ISIS Sahel-linked attack plots against economic and security sites across...
July 27, 2026 UN Chief Warns Libya Over Arms Embargo and Parallel Oil Networks
The UN warns Libya's arms embargo is 'largely ineffective' as 40% of subsidised fuel leaks into illicit trade, costing $5...
July 26, 2026