Algeria
Algeria pins its hopes on desert tourism to help diversify economy
As part of reforms required by the IMF to diversify its economy, Algeria is looking to greatly expand its tourism
RSF’s Director General Thibaut Bruttin met with Mauritania’s Minister of Culture & Communication, El Housseine Ould Medou this week as part of a regional tour of West African nations to discuss press freedom. The meeting focused on Mauritania’s establishment of a high Commission to initiate reforms in the press sector—including a series of “legal and institutional changes aimed at reinforcing journalistic integrity and democratic transparency.”
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Algeria
Algeria pins its hopes on desert tourism to help diversify economy
As part of reforms required by the IMF to diversify its economy, Algeria is looking to greatly expand its tourism
Algeria
Algeria awards $855 million gas project to Chinese contractor Jereh
Algeria’s state-owned energy giant Sonatrach has awarded Chinese oil and gas contractor Jereh Oil & Gas Engineering a deal
Morocco
HCP: Morocco’s economic growth is expected to slow to 4% in 2026
According to forecasts released by the High Commission for Planning (HCP), the Moroccan economy is expected to grow by four
Algeria
Algeria tipped as Pope Leo XIV’s first foreign trip
Pope Leo XIV is considering Algeria as the first destination of his papacy, National Catholic Register reports, citing Vatican sources.