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Investment resumes in Libya but outside Tripoli
Misrata and Benghazi receive renewed foreign and domestic investment As central Tripoli comes under greater threat of devastation, other parts of the country appear to be attracting investment. Misrata, once known internationally for suffering a protracted siege in...
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Mele Kolo Kyari becomes NNPC managing director
Mele Kolo Kyari (left) replaces Maikanti Baru (right) as the Nigerina National Petroleum corporation's (NNPC) group managing director In July, Nigeria’s state-owned oil company, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), got a new group managing director....
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The Algerian economy is under stress
A number of sectors in the Algerian economy are experiencing serious difficulties related to the current political crisis and the associated anti-corruption campaign. The result could tip the country into recession by the end of the year. The Association Générale des...
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Moderate PJD government targets more radical fellow-Islamists
Copyright: Morocco World News Morocco’s Parti de la justice et du développement (PJD) led government has once again stepped up the pressure on the more radical Al-Adl Wal Ihsane (Justice and Spirituality) association. As well as suspending the three medical professors...
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US lacks a clear strategy for Iran
Copyright: Global Look Press The developments of the past few weeks confirm that there is no clear Iran strategy in Washington, as the Trump Administration flip-flops between exerting maximum pressure and signalling its desire to restart negotiations with Tehran and...
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West Africa aims for a single currency by 2020
Copyright: Africa Feeds The 17 June meeting of 15 of the Economic Community of West African States’ (ECOWAS) finance ministers and central bank governors in Abidjan reaffirmed their goal of launching a single currency in 2020. The project, the ultimate goal of...
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Business of war: private security companies in the Sahel
The combatting of alleged ‘Islamist guerrillas’, ‘terrorists’ and ‘jihadists’ in the Sahel region has become a thriving business for private security companies. Many countries, as well as the United Nations, call on them to fulfil a range of functions ranging from...
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Is Haftar meeting with world leaders?
Supporters of both the internationally recognised but floundering Government of National Accord and Khalifa Haftar’s self-styled Libyan National Army have continued the race for international diplomatic support. Haftar reportedly travelled to Moscow in early June to...
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Latest data reveals Nigeria’s widening trade surplus
Nigeria is on course for its fourth consecutive year of trade surplus which is welcome news for the stability of the Naira. National Bureau of Statistics data was released on 7 June which showed that Q1 of 2019 recorded a positive trade balance of ₦831.6 billion...
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Algerian regime will try to destroy the Hirak over the summer
Source: Morocco World News Current assessments of the situation in Algeria by the Hirak (large scale demonstration) activists may be a little over-optimistic. The summer could see a concerted effort by the regime — nominally headed by acting head of state Abdelkader...
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