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Abdoulaye Bathily becomes the new special envoy of the UN Secretary General in Libya

Abdoulaye Bathily becomes the new special envoy of the UN Secretary General in Libya
09/08/2022 | People
LIBYA. UN Secretary General Antonio Gutterres has appointed former Senegalese minister Abdoulaye Bathily as his special envoy to Libya. He is the first African to hold the post.
Abdelhamid Dbeibeh, Abdoulaye Bathily, Adbelmadjid Tebboune, Africa, Algeria, Antonio Gutterres, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Fathi Bashagha, France, Gabon, Ghassan Salamé, Ján Kubiš, Libya, Libyan Political Dialogue Forum, Mali, Salam Fayyad, Senegal, Skhirat Agreement, Stéphane Dujarric, Tobruk, Tripoli, UN, United Nations, United Nations Support Mission in Libya, University of Birmingham, UNMIL, UNMISMA, Unoca

Tunisia and Algeria fail to host the headquarters of the African Medicines Agency

Tunisia and Algeria fail to host the headquarters of the African Medicines Agency
07/19/2022 | Society / Institutions
AFRICA. The Executive Council of Foreign Ministers of the African Union has decided to award the permanent seat of the African Medicines Agency to Rwanda. Algeria came second in the vote and Tunisia third.
Africa, African medicines agency, Algeria, AMA, AU, Egypt, EMA, ERC, European Medicines Agency, Goldstein Market, health, Lusaka, medicine, Morocco, pharmaceutical industry, pharmaceutical market in Africa, Rwanda, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Nine funds create the continent's first network of sovereign investors

Nine funds create the continent's first network of sovereign investors
06/21/2022 | Society / Institutions
AFRICA. Gathered in Rabat, nine sovereign funds, including two Mediterranean ones with Morocco and Egypt, are launching the Africa Sovereign Investors Forum, a platform dedicated to project development and investment promotion.
Abu Dhabi Developmental Holding Company, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, ADIA, ADQ, AfDB, Africa, Africa 50, Africa Sovereign Investors Forum, African Development Bank, ASIF, Casablanca, investment funds, Ithmar Capital, KIA, Kuwait Investment Authority, Middle East, Morocco, Rabat, sovereign wealth funds

Egypt is the second largest recipient of foreign direct investment in Africa

Egypt is the second largest recipient of foreign direct investment in Africa
06/14/2022 | Society / Institutions
AFRICA. In African countries, Foreign Direct Investment has reached $83 billion in 2021. A record figure driven in particular by Egypt.
Africa, Antonio Guterres, economy, Egypt, FDI, Foreign Direct Investment, France, International Tax Reforms and Sustainable Investment, James Zahn, Mediterranean, Morocco, Mozambique, Naspers, North Africa, Properties report, Prosus, South Africa, Ukraine, Unctad, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Xlinks

Egypt accounts for 25% of hotel development projects on the African continent

Egypt accounts for 25% of hotel development projects on the African continent
06/02/2022 | Society / Institutions
Egypt and Morocco occupy the top two spots in W Hospitality Group's survey of hotel development projects on the African continent. NORTH AFRICA. A survey conducted by W Hospitality Group (a hotel, tourism and leisure consultancy based in Lagos, Nigeria), in association with the Africa Hospitality...
Africa, Africa Hospitality Investment Forum, Agadir, AHIF, Algeria, Barceló, Cape Verde, Egypt, Ethiopia, Hilton, hospitality, hotel chapters, Hyatt, InterContinental, investment, Kenya, Lagos, Louvre, Marriott, Matthew Weihs, Meliá, Minor, Morocco, Nigeria, Radisson, Taghazout, The Bench, tourism, Trevor Ward, Tunisia, W Hospitality Group

Eight candidates confirmed to host the headquarters of the African Medicines Agency

Eight candidates confirmed to host the headquarters of the African Medicines Agency
06/02/2022 | Society / Institutions
AFRICA. Eight countries have been officially confirmed as candidates for the permanent headquarters of the African Medicines Agency. Half are Mediterranean
Africa, African Medicines Agency, Algeria, AMA, AU, Egypt, EMA, European Medicines Agency, Morocco, Rwanda, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zimbabwe

Egypt launches high-speed rail with Siemens Mobility

Egypt launches high-speed rail with Siemens Mobility
05/31/2022 | Transport
EGYPT. Thanks to the signing of an €8.1bn contract with Siemens Mobility, Egypt will have a 2,000km high-speed rail system serving sixty cities across the country.
Abdel Fattah al-SIssi, Africa, Ain Sokhna, Alexandria, Alstom, Cairo, Desiro, Egypt, Egyptian National Authority for Tunnels, Germany, Hurghada, Luxor, Marsa Matrouh, Mediterranean, Middle East, NAT, Orascom Construction, rail, Red Sea, Roland Busch, Safaga, Siemens, Siemens Mobility, Suez Canal on rails, The Arab Contractors, train, transport, Vectron, Velaro

BpiFrance anchors in Casablanca to better establish its brand

BpiFrance anchors in Casablanca to better establish its brand
05/31/2022 | Society / Institutions
MOROCCO / FRANCE. BpiFrance wants to inspire and connect French and African companies during a forum "Inspire & Connect" in Casablanca in July 2022.
Abidjan, Afric'Agora, Africa, Africalink, Aix-Marseille-Provence Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Arnaud Floris, BpiFrance, Casablanca, Dakar, France, Hicham El Merini, Inspire & Connect, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Mael M'Baye, Marseille, Mediterranean, Morocco, Mourad Chouiqa, Nairobi, North Africa, Panayotis Liolios, Senegal, Tiny Doucende-Ramirez, Yves Delafon

Abdelmadjid Tebboune dismisses the governor of the central bank of Algeria

Abdelmadjid Tebboune dismisses the governor of the central bank of Algeria
05/25/2022 | Society / Institutions
ALGERIA. Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune decided on Monday 23 May 2022 to dismiss Rosthom Fadli, Governor of the Bank of Algeria
Abdelmadjid Tebboune, Africa, Algeria, Aymen Ben Abderrahmane, Bank of Algeria, Central Bank of Algeria, CMC, CML, Currency and Credit Council, Currency and Credit Law, Europe, Rosthom Fadli, Salah Eddine Taleb

European recovery instrument NextGenerationEU gets an additional €9bn

European recovery instrument NextGenerationEU gets an additional €9bn
05/17/2022 | Society / Institutions
EU. The European Commission has been very successful in raising an additional €9bn under its NextGenerationEU stimulus instrument, bringing the total amount issued in 2022 alone to €40bn.
Africa, EU, European Commission, European Council, European Parliament, European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Johannes Hahn, Member States, Middle East, NextGenerationEU, obligation, United Kingdom

Air Algerie authorized to buy fifteen new aircraft to expand its range

Air Algerie authorized to buy fifteen new aircraft to expand its range
05/10/2022 | Transport
ALGERIA. The Algerian government is going to reinforce the international summer programme of Air Algerie and authorises the national company to acquire fifteen new aircraft.
Abdelmadjid Tebboune, Africa, Air Algeria, Air France, Airbus, Aissa Bekkai, Algeria, Asia, ASL Airlines, Beijing, British Airways, Covid-19, Dubai, European Union, France, Iberia, ITA Airways, Montreal, Tassili Airlines, Tawfik Khedim, Transavia, Transport, United Kingdom, Volotea, Vueling

Turkey strengthens its investments in Algeria

Turkey strengthens its investments in Algeria
04/21/2022 | Industry
ALGERIA / TURKEY. Turkish direct investments are accelerating in Algeria. According to Mahinur Ozdemir Goktas, they have reached $5 billion (compared to $13.5 billion for China). Invited by Musiad-Algeria, the Association of Independent Industrialists and Businessmen, and the World Turkish Business...
Adrar, Africa, Algeria, Algerian-Turkish Businessmen Economic Forum, Algiers, Arzew, cotton, DTIK, Erdogan, Erhan Cecen, industry, leather, Mahinur Ozdemir Goktas, Musiad, Musiad-Algeria, Okay Tosyali, Oran, Relizane, Sidi Khettab, steel, Tayal, textile, Turkey, World Turkish Business Council

The three Maghreb countries are candidates to host the headquarters of the African Medicines Agency

The three Maghreb countries are candidates to host the headquarters of the African Medicines Agency
04/13/2022 | Society / Institutions
AFRICA. With the candidature of Tunisia, it is from now on the three Maghreb countries which want to shelter the permanent seat of the future African Agency of Medicines.
Addis Ababa, Africa, African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, African Medicines Agency, African pharmaceutical industry, African Union, Aggrey John Douglas Amabali, Algeria, Ali M'Rabet, AMA, Arab International Bank of Tunisia, AU, BIAT, Cameroon, DC Africa, Egypt, Goldstein Market Intelligence, Khaled Laouiti, Libya, Maghreb, medical, medicine, Mohamed Arrouchi, Morocco, pharmaceutical industry, Pierre Behnam, Pierre Fabre, Pierre Fabre Laboratories Complex, RECs, Regional Economic Communities, Senegal, Tunis, Tunisia, UNECA, WADA headquarters, WHO, World Health Organisation

Voltalia to build its first floating solar power plant project in Portugal

Voltalia to build its first floating solar power plant project in Portugal
04/07/2022 | Environment
PORTUGAL / FRANCE. The French renewable energy company Voltalia has won a tender in Portugal to build a floating solar power plant near the Cabril dam.
Africa, Algarve, Cabril, Europe, floating solar power plant, France, Global Solar Hub, Helexia, Lisbon, Morgado do Agre, Mulliez Family Association, Porto, Portugal, Portuguese Ministry of Energy and Environment, renewable energy, Sertã, Sébastien Clerc

Afric'Agora, a place to welcome African companies, will be set up in Marseille in the summer of 2022

Afric'Agora, a place to welcome African companies, will be set up in Marseille in the summer of 2022
03/31/2022 | Services
MEDITERRANEAN / AFRICA. Supported by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Aix-Marseille-Provence and the Africalink network of entrepreneurs, the Afric'Agora project is going to be created in Marseille to welcome African companies and encourage their relations with their French counterparts. Frédéric Ronal, its promoter within the CCIAMP, tells us about it.
Afric' Agora, Africa, Africa Data, Africalink, Bouches-du-Rhône, Brussels, Canebière, CCIAMP, Chambre de commerce et d'industrie Aix Marseille Provence, conciergerie économique, Europe, France, Frédéric Ronal, Gardanne, Hichem El Merini, Maghreb, Marseille, Mediterranean, Métropole Aix-Marseille-Provence, netsystem, Numeum, Olivier Cazzulo, Panayotis Liolios, Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Tunisia, Union pour les entreprises des Bouches-du-Rhône, UPE13, World Bank, Yves Delafon

Africa calls for a fair partnership with Europe

Africa calls for a fair partnership with Europe
03/17/2022 | Society / Institutions
AFRICA/EU. In Marseilles, the Europe-Africa Forum highlighted the development opportunities of the African continent for European companies, but also the new "win/win" state of mind necessary to conquer these markets.
Africa, Aminata Touré, Carlos Lopes, CIAN, Emmanuel Macron, Enabel, EU, Europe, Europe-Africa Forum, European Union, Franck Riester, French Council of Investors in Africa, French Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Jean Van Wetter, La Tribune, Marseilel, MBA, Mentoring for business in Africa, PFUE, Relance Export Tour Afrique, Senegal, Étienne Giros

European universities are concretising their cooperation with their African counterparts

European universities are concretising their cooperation with their African counterparts
03/15/2022 | Society / Institutions
EU / AFRICA. Gathered in Marseilles, the ten European universities of the Civis alliance and six African universities signed a partnership to better cooperate, to develop together educational activities answering the world challenges and to support the mobility of the students.
Africa, African Union, Aix-Marseille University, AMU, Annemie Schaus, AU, Autonomous University of Madrid, Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar, Civis, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, EU, EU-AU, EUFP, EUI, Europe, Europe-Africa Partnership, European Civic University, European Union, European Universities Initiative, French Presidency of the European Union, Hassan II University of Casablanca, higher education, Makerere University, Marseille, Mediterranean, Morocco, Mozambique, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Palais du Pharo, Rachel Sandison, Sapienza University of Rome, Senegal, South Africa, student mobility, Tunisia, Uganda, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, University of Bucharest, University of Glasgow, University of Sfax, University of Stockholm, University of the Witwatersrand, Université Libre de Bruxelles

Syria and Algeria the only Mediterranean countries not to vote against the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Syria and Algeria the only Mediterranean countries not to vote against the Russian invasion of Ukraine
03/03/2022 | Society / Institutions
SYRIA / ALGERIA. The United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted a resolution denouncing Russian aggression in Ukraine. Syria voted against, Algeria abstained and Morocco did not participate in the vote.
Abdel Nasser, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, Africa, Algeria, Bashar al-Assad, conflict, corn, Egypt, EU, European Union, G7, hydrocarbons, Mena, Middle East, Morocco, Moscow, Nato, Russia, Sonatrach, Syria, Ukraine, UN Charter, UN General Assembly, UN Security Council, wheat

Marseille wants to become the advanced base for exports to Africa for Europe and France

Marseille wants to become the advanced base for exports to Africa for Europe and France
02/15/2022 | Society / Institutions
FRANCE / AFRICA. The event "Relance Export Tour Afrique" in Marseille had for ambition to present to the French entrepreneurs and of the diasporas the tools placed at their disposal to help them in their step towards the African continent. It resulted in a mentoring programme.
Advens Géocoton, Africa, Africalink, Axel Baroux, Bouches-du-Rhône, Bpifrance, Business France, Didier Parakian, Europe, export, Franck Riester, Karim Ait Talb, Marseille, MBA, Mediterranean, mentoring for business in Africa, Montpellier, Métropole Aix Marseille Provence, New Africa-France Summit, Pedro Novo, Relance Export Tour Afrique, Renaud Muselier, Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Station A, Team France Export Région Sud, Yves Delafon

TRIGGER measures perception of EU actions in Africa

TRIGGER measures perception of EU actions in Africa
02/15/2022 | Development models in Mediterranean
During a webinar organised by the Euro-Mediterranean Economists’ Association, several experts questioned whether the EU remained a relevant contributor to supporting development policy on the continent. Version française
Africa, Andrea Renda, Belgium, Brussels, Centre for European Policy, CEPS, Covid-19, Domenico Rosa, Emanes, Emea, EU, EU-African Union summit, Euro-Mediterranean Economists’ Association, Euro-Mediterranean Network of Economic Studies, Europe, European Commission, European Union, GRID, Harriet Sena Siaw-Boateng, Luxembourg, Moubarak Lô, North Africa, Rym Ayadi, Senegal, Trends in global governance and Europe's role, Trigger

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