Italian firms head to Algeria for agricultural mechanisation push
Fifteen Italian companies will visit Algeria in September 2026 to develop agricultural mechanisation, smart irrigation and digital farming ties.
September 11, 2026Section
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Morocco’s Election Campaign Becomes a Bidding War of Billion-Dollar Promises
MOROCCO · ELECTIONS Key Facts —The latest offer The Left Alliance, a coalition of two small socialist parties, launched a...
September 9, 2026
Drone Attack on Tripoli Fuel Depot Extends a Month of Strikes on Libya’s Oil Lifeline
LIBYA · ENERGY Key Facts —The latest strike A drone targeted the Brega fuel depot on Airport Road in Tripoli...
September 9, 2026
Car Bomb Kills Haftar’s Military Intelligence Chief in Benghazi
LIBYA · SECURITY Key Facts —What happened Major General Fawzi al-Mansouri, the military intelligence chief of Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National...
September 9, 2026
Egypt Turned Small-Business Loans Into a Bond, and Investors Bought It
An Egypt MSME securitisation of EGP 1.383bn has closed, the first tranche of a three-year EGP 5bn programme arranged by...
September 8, 2026
A Libyan Bank Is About to Put China’s Payment App in Its Customers’ Hands
Libya Alipay payments are coming: North Africa Bank says customers will soon pay Chinese suppliers by phone, as Libyan banks...
September 8, 2026
Egypt’s Reserves Passed US$57bn, and Gold Did the Heavy Lifting
Egypt foreign reserves reached a record US$57.214bn in August 2026, but the rise came from gold, as currency holdings fell...
September 8, 2026
Libya Will Stop Clearing Trade Goods That Never Passed Through a Bank
A Libya import ban on trade goods paid for outside official banking channels takes effect on 30 September under decision...
September 8, 2026
US Senators Want Sudan’s War Cut Off From Gold and Gum Arabic
Eight US senators want Sudan sanctions extended to gold-extraction chemicals and gum arabic due diligence, days before the Security Council...
September 7, 2026