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French Exporters Dominate the Lucrative Maghreb Cereal Market

As the year 2008 draws to its end, the Algerians would have spent $1 billion to import French wheat. Morocco is also a big consumer and importer of wheat and other cereals.
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[Corporate Affairs] Algerian Truck Maker Folding Under Competition

One of Algeria’s oldest and well-known state-owned companies, Société Nationale des Véhicules Industriels (SNVI) is quickly headed to extinction....
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[Corporate Affairs] Aigle Azur Expands Market Share in Algeria

Private carrier Aigle Azur is expanding its services into Algeria, enabling it to gain market share from its current competitors, including the state-owned Air Algérie....
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[Economy and Trade] Growing Signs of a Cooling Tunisian Economy

Tunisia, the region’s most aggressive and best run economy has witnessed a cooling of its growth in late 2008, a trend that will persist in 2009....
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[Economy and Trade] A Brief Look at Algeria’s Trade Relations with France and Japan

While Algerian officials are generally satisfied with their country’s economic ties with France, there is growing frustration over Japan’s position in general....
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[Economy and Trade] Is Morocco Sheltered from the Global Financial Meltdown?

The Moroccan financial authorities and national experts are hoping the global financial meltdown will not affect their own banking sector. ...
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[Finance and Banking] Moroccan Banks Facing Liquidity Crisis

If one listens to former finance minister Oualalou, the Moroccan financial sector is sheltered from the global financial crash. Not so if one looks at the current credit crunch facing Moroccan banks. ...
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[Finance and Banking] Attijariwafa Bank Takes over Crédit Agricole’s Operations in Africa

Africa is an important component of the Moroccan bank Attijariwafa (AWB) international expansion strategy. ...
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[Industries and Markets] Moroccan Textiles in Search of an Open US Market

Moroccans are looking to market their textiles in the United States to take advantage of their country’s free-trade agreement with the US. ...
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[Industries and Markets] The Maghreb Competes to Attract European Call Centers

Offshoring is often the preferred term used by French speaking professionals to refer to the outsourcing of business functions in foreign sites. ...
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[Industries and Markets] Heineken to Erode SFBT Stronghold of Tunisian Beer Market

With the end of the monopoly on beer making in Tunisia, competition is expected to heighten with the emergence of new players and global brands. ...
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[Industries and Markets] China’s Makes Major Industrial Inroad in Algeria

For years, Algeria has been attempting to build an auto assembly industry. But bad luck, poor timing, and a whole set of economic and political troubles forced it to postpone its project to a better time. ...
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[Agriculture and Tourism] Mauritania Fisheries in State of Disarray

Once a major fishing hub, Mauritania is now facing a draconian environment as a result of an overnight and poorly planned political decision....
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[Industries and Markets] Cooling of Demand for Cars in Morocco

Although 2008 is on track for a new record for the auto industry in Morocco, the fourth quarter is turning out to be more challenging than predicted. ...
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[Industries and Markets] Canal+ Dropping out of North African TV Screens

North Africans have long been accustomed to receiving the television programs of France’s Canal+....
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[Corporate Affairs] Algeria: DHL to Use Biggest Airport Terminal in the Maghreb

DHL, one of the world’s largest express shipping and international logistics companies, has inaugurated the Maghreb’s largest airport terminal to accompany the economic growth of the North African country....
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[Energy and Mining] Tunisia Continues Investing in Oil Exploration and Production

A new gas field in Tunisia has begun production. Situated off shore the island of Kerkennah, the field required TND 100 million to develop, with its output entirely purchased by the Tunisian power company Société d’Electricité et du Gaz (STEG)....
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[Energy and Mining] Algeria Looks at Solar Energy for More Power

Algeria ambitions to develop its own solar energy industry with a goal of producing 1,200 megawatts of power from that source by 2015. ...
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[Energy and Mining] Canamens to Search for Oil in Morocco

Canamens, a small private equity funded upstream oil and gas company based in the United Kingdom, signed several agreements with Morocco’s Office National Hydrocarbures et des Mines (ONHYM) to explore for oil in Morocco....
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[Energy and Mining] Medgaz Links Algeria and Spain with Deepwater Pipeline

Medgaz has completed the pipe-lay operations that will directly connect Algeria to Spain. ...
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Algerian Government Ministers Implicated in Corruption Cases: All Eyes on Chakib Khelil and Others

The murky nature of Algerian politics and lack of transparency mean that the country is suffering from a major credibility and accountability deficit that is allowing many of its top leaders to abuse their power. As we approach the Presidential elections, more political and financial scandals are making it to the public, dragging with them names of politicians who used to be seen internationally as credible. Foreign justice systems in countries like Italy, Switzerland, Canada and elsewhere are probing cases of illegal payments made by companies to Algerian officials, investigations that are turning out to be a PR nightmare for the Algerian government.
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JCP Islamist Party Seeks Way out of Coalition Government in Libya

The North Africa Journal | While their peers are accused of having too much power in Tunisia, the Islamists in Libya think they don’t have enough of it. The religious-leaning Justice and Construction Party (Hizb Al-Adala Wal-Bina), affiliated to the broad Muslim Brotherhood's political tendency, is seriously considering leaving the coalition government that was formed to manage the country.
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What’s in a Name?

The North Africa Journal | By Arezki Daoud | I chuckle, often in admiration, when I hear some interesting names that defy mainstream. Former World Cup alpine ski racer Picabo Street comes to mind, but also Ms. Krystal Ball, the American politician who is often called on US TV channels precisely to make predictions. Some names are just funny. Take actor Jason Lee who is reported to have named his kid “Pilot.” Or the names of the children of many celebrities like Fifi, Apple, Kal-El, Coco and Kyd.
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Tunisian PM Jebali Resigns: a Case of "Should I Stay or Should I Go."

The North Africa Journal | By Arezki Daoud | Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali is calling it quit. Having failed to form a neutral technocratic cabinet as he promised following the assassination of secular opposition leader Chokri Belaid, Jebali decide to resign on Tuesday this week. Is he really completely out of the picture or repositioning himself to put pressure on his Islamist party Ennahda?
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North Africa’s Troubles: The Gift that Keeps on Giving

The North Africa Journal | By Arezki Daoud | North Africa is in an accelerated downward spiral, and the bottom is nowhere near. All indicators, whether they are economic, political, and social point clearly to the the fact that the entire region has sunk to a new low. While it would be easy to equate today’s North Africa to yesterday’s American wild west, there is a massive difference and that is there is no “Sheriff in town” in North Africa. The region and its populations are left to fend for themselves, abandoned by their politicians, abused by their business leaders.
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Killing of Belaïd in Tunisia Accelerates Confrontation Between Secularists and Islamists, and Among Islamists Themselves

The North Africa Journal | Tunisia is in the third phase of its “Jasmine” Revolution. The first phase was the ousting of dictator Ben Ali, which brought euphoria, optimism, and a great sense of democracy in a country long controlled by a rogue regime.
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Crises in Mali and Algeria: Disastrous Outcome for the Jihadists in North Africa/Sahel

The North Africa Journal | Arezki Daoud | The Jihadist movement in the Greater North Africa is in bad shape and the ongoing crises are pushing it toward extinction. Poor strategic decisions and bad executions are driving these extremist militants toward complete destruction.
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Terror Attack on Gas Site: Algeria Faces Greatest Crisis in Decades

The North Africa Journal | Arezki Daoud | The terrorist attack perpetrated against an Algerian natural gas complex in the southeast of the country carries enormous implications for Algeria. The takeover of the In-Amenas gas complex could not only hurt Algeria’s hydrocarbons industry, but it also challenges that country’s multi-billion dollar security infrastructure built in and around the nation’s critical oil infrastructure. It is not an exaggeration to conclude that Algeria could face its biggest economic challenge in decades.
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Hundreds of Rebels Killed in Mali, Dangerous Implications Ahead

The North Africa Journal | Unconfirmed reports say the Franco-African offensive in Mali has claimed the lives of hundreds of Touareg rebels and militant Islamists. Observers in Mali put the number of dead militants to 800. Among those killed are some senior commanders including Mohamed Ag Aghaly Ag Wambadja, Moulaye Ag Ahmed, and Hassane Habré allegedly killed on January 10, 2013 in Kona.
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Franco-African Military Offensive Begins in Mali

The North Africa Journal | Aided by West African and French troops, Mali’s government soldiers have began a long-awaited offensive against Islamist rebels in Northern Mali.
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Leila Hanafi

Leila Hanafi is a legal expert who brings fresh insight on law and judicial issues to The North Africa Journal. Based in Washington DC and with a dual Moroccan-American citizenship, Ms. Hanafi is also Staff Attorney and Programs Manager at the World Justice Project. Prior, Ms. Hanafi held various legal positions at the World Bank, including in the areas of operations, finance, and legal and judicial reforms. Ms. Hanafi serves on the board of numerous nonprofit organizations related to the areas of international law and development, with a focus on North Africa. Ms. Hanafi has published several academic papers and articles, contributed to a few published works on legal systems of North Africa, and have been profiled in several national and international media outlets for her work. Ms. Hanafi is an Honors graduate from American University and Georgetown University in Washington DC, and she is currently pursuing her doctoral studies in International Law. She can be reached at hanafi@north-africa.com
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