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$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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[Corporate Affairs] Orascom Telecom Disappoints Investors

Orascom Telecom, which has a strong presence in the Tunisian and Algerian mobile phone markets, saw its second quarter profits drop by a stunning 64%. ...
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[Economy and Trade] Libya and Italy Sealing their Rapprochement with Libyan Investment in ENI

The Italian oil giant ENI is a big interest for the Libyan government. ENI has always been an active player in the Libyan hydrocarbon sector, even when the country was isolated. ...
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[Economy and Trade] Algeria and the Urgency of Diversifying Beyond the Oil Economy

Oil producing nations that have large populations and are heavily dependent on oil exports are particularly vulnerable to global economic volatility...
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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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Sounia Johnson

Sounia Johnson is a Correspondent for The North Africa Journal, based in Los Angeles, California. Mrs. Johnson is Frenco-Algerian, born in Algeria and grew up in Saint-Denis, a multicultural Pan-African suburb near Paris, France. In addition to her role in The North Africa Journal, Sounia is the coordinator of North African Affairs at the Levantine Cultural Center, a non-profit think-tank organization dedicated to promoting cultures and strengthening Arab-American relations in Los Angeles. Sounia’s bicultural heritage and international experience has equipped her with an unparalleled cross-cultural understanding governing socio-political and racial tensions in France. Her expertise lies in the area of French Algerian relations from an urban perspective, exploring assimilation issues of Northern Africans in France and beyond. Her commitment to dispelling institutionalized beliefs is unwavering. Sounia is fluent in English, French and has a basic command of the German language.
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