Tunisia Holds Al Qatiba Editor Over Financial Suspicions
Tunisia is holding the Al Qatiba editor Mohamed Yousfi in police custody over financial suspicions. He has not been charged...
September 6, 2026Topic
Northern Africa
Egypt Net Foreign Assets Reach US$28.4 Billion in July
Egypt net foreign assets in the banking system reached US$28.4 billion in July. Much of the rise came from a...
September 6, 2026
Egypt Battery Storage Talks With Huawei Cover 4,000 Megawatt-Hours
Egypt battery storage talks with Huawei cover 4,000 megawatt-hours and local manufacturing, but no contract, value or site has yet...
September 3, 2026
Libya’s Rival Camps Sign a Roadmap With Haftar Inside It
Libya economy reunification would touch budgeting, oil revenue and monetary policy, after rival camps agreed on 30 August to elections...
September 3, 2026
Ceuta Protesters Confront Police as Migrant Standoff Deepens
Ceuta migrant protests turned violent as police cleared two beaches and demonstrators blocked Red Cross aid, a month after a...
August 29, 2026
Saipem and CHEC Land Algeria’s Big Phosphate Contracts
Algeria phosphate project signs EPC contracts with Saipem, worth about €500m, and China Harbour Engineering, targeting fertiliser output from 2027.
August 26, 2026
Moroccan Phosphate Reaches a US Port for the First Time in Five Years
Moroccan phosphate has reached a US port for the first time in five years, after an emergency proclamation opened a...
August 18, 2026
Drones Hit Libya’s Biggest Working Refinery as Oil Output Nears a 13-Year High
Five drone strikes hit Libya's Zawiya refinery between 9 and 11 August, collapsing a petrol tank and prompting a force...
August 15, 2026
Suez Canal Revenue Climbs 13% — Because Hormuz Is Shut
Suez Canal revenue rose 13% to US$1.26 billion in the second quarter of 2026, driven by tanker traffic rerouted by...
August 14, 2026