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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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[Energy and Mining] $1.2 Billion for an Oil Refinery in Morocco

Oil companies in Morocco are on track to build a refinery and pipeline network over the next four years, despite global oil prices dropping to their lowest levels in months. ...
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[Energy and Mining] First Gas Discovery in Morocco

UK-based independent hydrocarbons exploration firm Circle Oil Plc confirms that it has found natural gas in the north-east of the Moroccan capital Rabat. ...
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[Economy and Trade] An Impossible Mountain to Climb for Oil Producing Countries

Oran was in the media spotlight like never before. Hundreds of reporters and dozens of television cameras descended on the Algerian western city on the Mediterranean to cover an event that could potentially reshape entire economies and even political systems. ...
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[Economy and Trade] 2009 Economic Outlook: North Africa Staring at a Tough Year

By Arezki Daoud: Despite statements that their economies are in good shape and built to withstand the ongoing global economic meltdown, North African politicians must be aware that the outlook looks shaky at best. Various indications hint that the region should brace for a tough time this year, as each country in the region is facing a specific set of challenges. ...
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[Corporate Affairs] Case Study: Doing Business in North Africa: Negotiations 101

Algerian Negotiators Learning Contract 101 the Hard Way: How Air Algerie Failed to Sell its Old Fleet....
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[Industries and Markets] Brazilian Firms to Build Transrhumel Overpass in Constantine, Algeria

Two Brazilian firms have been awarded a contract to build a viaduct known as Transrhumel in the eastern city of Constantine, Algeria. ...
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[Economy and Trade] Algeria: Businesses Edge Closer to Universal Weekend

Completely out of synch with the world, Algeria is one of the handful of countries whose weekend is officially Thursday and Friday. ...
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The Rise of North Africans in French Politics

The North Africa Journal | Seeking to discredit his opponent during the Presidential race in France, outgoing President Nicholas Sarkozy stated on April 27, 2012 that François Hollande has received support from 700 Muslim clerics operating in France. Blinded by a bad attitude vis-a-vis North Africans and Sub-Sahara Africans in general, bordering xenophobia, Sarkozy may have lost precisely because he alienated a substantial minority block that is becoming key to French politics, somewhat akin to the Hispanic vote in US elections.
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Mutiny in Mali

The State of Mali is the latest victim of a state of lawlessness affecting Sahel nations. Economic misery, an armed conflict against its Touareg ethnic population, relentless actions from terror groups allegedly affiliated to Al Qaeda, and an incompetent regime have pushed Mali into the abyss. Unable to fight on several fronts with insufficient resources, a group of Soldiers are turning against their leaders in what appears to be a coup attempt against the man that led a coup d'etat in 1990.
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Tunisia’s Islamists: Will the Honeymoon Period End in the Next Elections?

The Islamist Ennahda Party is in control in Tunisia. After being denied political rights under the Ben Ali dictatorship for almost a quarter century, and a severe crackdown of its members, the Ennahda Party won the majority of seats in the Tunisian interim parliament called the Constituent Assembly, or National Constituent Assembly (NCA), following elections that took place on October 23, 2011.
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Libya Year One: The Impassable Road to Stability

The North Africa Journal: Islamists in Libya were always staunched enemies of the Gaddafi regime. Muamar Gaddafi spent millions of dollars either fighting them or paying them to gain their loyalty. One of the very last acts he did as the rebellion started in Benghazi was to release from jail a group of Islamist militants and gave them money to buy their support.
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The Future of Libya: Forget About a Central Government, Only Autonomous but Unified States Would Work

By Arezki Daoud | The North Africa Journal | Libya is in chaos and the idea that a central government driven by the National Transitional Council (NTC), or whatever comes after it will save it is pure fiction. Everywhere you look, every angle you analyze, every event that is reported by the media tell one thing, and one thing only: the NTC is incapable of governing and utterly unable to control the chaos as too many pressure points are breaking the country further apart.
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Chaos in Northern Nigeria

The North Africa Journal | At least 120 people were killed in the troubled northern Nigerian city of Kano on Friday, the country’s second largest city. A series of bomb blasts were reportedly coordinated by the Islamist organization known as Boko Haram.

Saleh Transfers Power to Yemeni VP

The North Africa Journal | When the news that the Yemeni President Saleh was about to sign a power transfer agreement broke out earlier this week, skeptics did not believe the battered ruler would go forward with the deal. He has made in the past several similar promises only to remain in power.

Yemen Ruler's New Promise

The North Africa Journal: Yemeni ruler has made several pledges to transfer power only to rescind. A United Nations envoy to Yemen says negotiators have reached agreement on a plan that calls for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down in a bid to end the country's political crisis.

Constituent Assembly Makes its Debut in Tunisia

Tunisia is speeding up its political recovery after several months of severe unrest. The ousting of dictator Ben Ali led to a chaotic period, followed by a solid performance of the moderate Islamists as the Tunisians went to vote for their representatives.

Libya Has new Government Cabinet

After a brief delay, Interim Libyan Prime Minister has now a government cabinet tasked to secure the Libyan territory and get the economy going. The new cabinet will also work to pave the way for a permanent political landscape.
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Colin Kilkelly

Colin Kilkelly specialises in the Maghreb and is based in Marrakech, Morocco. He has worked in Libya, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco and Mauritania. Previously he has lived and worked in Pakistan where he was Regional Director for South Magazine, and has visited frequently since then. He interviewed President Musharraf on 3 occasions for Pakistan Special Reports in FIRST Magazine, and has written for Blue Chip Magazine based in Islamabad. He recently wrote the UKTI (UK Government Department for Trade and Investment) folders for commercial investment into Morocco, Pakistan and Libya. He is editor of the Marrakech based on-line English language magazine Yacout Info, which has been publishing since July 2008. He is also a correspondent for the North Africa Journal. He is a member of the Middle East Association(MEA) London.
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