Spain doubles imports from Morocco as trade ties deepen

HESPRESS English – Morocco News Economy Amira EL MASAITIThursday 16 October 2025 - 10:37 Spain’s imports from Morocco surged by 105 percent in July 2025, led mainly by agricultural products, reflecting the growing strength of economic ties between...

Tunisia: Rise in Exports from the Mining, Phosphate and Derivatives Sector

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp According to data from the National Institute of Statistics (INS), Tunisia’s foreign trade results at current prices for the first nine months of 2025 show a slight increase in exports of 0.03%, reaching 46,419.8...

Algeria Says Plans $60 Billion Energy Investment Over Five Years

Gold prices touched an all-time high on Monday, soaring above the $3,900-per-ounce level, as investors flocked to safe-haven bullion amid the US government shutdown, broader economic uncertainty, and prospects of further Federal Reserve rate cuts....

Algeria Plans Major Military Budget Increase for 2026

Algeria is set to approve a substantial increase in defense spending for 2026, marking the largest allocation ever proposed for its armed forces. According to the draft finance law for the coming year, the national defense budget will exceed 3,205...

Algeria’s 2026 Budget Plan: Spending Rises with Emphasis on Salaries, Subsidies, and Investment

Algeria’s draft finance law for 2026 marks a significant increase in public expenditure, with total spending projected to exceed 17.6 trillion dinars. This plan comes amid continued global economic uncertainty, weak international trade, and the...

How Not to Trade with Occupying Powers: Western Sahara and the Amendment to the EU-Moroccan Association Agreements

On October 3 2025, the EU and Morocco concluded an amendment (‘the amendment’) to the EU-Mediterranean Agreement (‘the association agreement’). With the approval of the Council it is already being applied provisionally pending entry into force....

Why Egypt Is Ramping Up Solar Energy Now

You wake up in the small hours, the air is thick, and the fan has stopped. Or you are halfway through an online class, a meeting, or a study session, and the screen goes black. That was the soundtrack of last summer for many homes across Egypt, as...

Forum Calls for Empowering Rural Women, Advancing Olive Sector Sustainability

Ammon News - Participants in the World Food Forum, organized by the Jordanian Olive Oil Women's Network‎ under the theme "Transformation Paths in Food Systems: Empowering Women and Promoting Entrepreneurship," called for enhancing the empowerment...

Africa Intelligence Brief - October 15, 2025

(MENAFN- The Rio Times) Egypt moved its 3,000-MW Europe interconnector toward feasibility as Algeria tightened bank and FX rules; Nigeria struck a plan to securitize ₦4 trillion ($2.69 billion) in power arrears while Ghana readied a zero-tariff...

Emerging Valley 2025: A Euro-african Tech Summit Of Unprecedented Scale

Marseille, 2025 October 16th – EMERGING Valley, the Euro-African summit for Tech and investment, returns on 26 November 2025 at TheCamp, in the Aix-Marseille-Provence region. Held under the High Patronage of the President of the French Republic,...

WatchMoment Tim Hortons coffee boss has £65,000 watch stolen in London

This is the moment an expensive watch was snatched from an unsuspecting businessman in a street robbery in central London. Axel Schwan, the regional president of multinational coffee chain Tim Hortons, was walking in New Bond Street with his wife...

Algeria aims to reduce budget deficit by 35% in 2026, despite spending record

Algeria's budget bill shows that it plans to reduce the deficit to $40 billion or 12.4% GDP by 2026. This is despite adopting a record spending plan to support economic growth and boost household incomes. The 2026 budget package is expected to be...

Algeria plans $60bn energy investment over five years

Image by Torsten Asmus/ iStock Algeria will invest $60 billion in energy projects between 2025 and 2029 as part of a large-scale strategy to boost oil, gas and hydrogen development, Energy and Mines Minister Mohamed Arkab said. Speaking at an...

EU unveils pact to boost relations in Mediterranean region

The European Commission on Thursday unveiled a pact to boost relations with other Mediterranean countries, signalling that the bloc is not neglecting its southern neighbours, despite the focus on the Ukraine war. “Trade between the European Union...

Algerian media hails Vietnam’s impressive economic growth amid global volatility

Hanoi (VNA) – Algerian media outlets on October 6 published articles, praising Vietnam’s impressive economic achievements amid ongoing global uncertainties, emphasising that the country is affirming its position as one of the most dynamic...

Algiers Flexes Its Muscles : $60 Billion Over 5 Years for Oil, Gas and Green Energy

There has been substantial foreign investment in Algeria’s hydrocarbons sector, with financing coming from Italy, France, the United States and others. This momentum accompanies a renewed upswing in oil and gas exploration. But what Energy and...

WFF 2025: Special event boosts momentum for the implementation of the One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) Initiative

Rome – At the World Food Forum 2025 in Rome, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) convened a high-level event to galvanise global efforts to accelerate the implementation and impact of the One Country One Priority...

Algeria’s Su-57E fighter jet deal reportedly confirmed in Rostec leak

A series of newly leaked documents, allegedly originating from Russia’s state defense conglomerate Rostec, appears to confirm that Algeria has placed orders for both Su-57E fifth-generation fighters and Su-34 tactical bombers, shedding light on...

Algeria unveils $60bln energy and mining investment plan for 2025–2029

Algeria has planned a $60 billion investment programme covering energy and mining projects for the 2025–2029 period, Minister of Energy and Mines Mohamed Arkab announced at the 13th North Africa Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (NAPEC 2025) in...

Big Oil isn’t part of the clean energy push, despite its claims, study shows

A new study that mapped the portfolios of the world’s 250 biggest oil and gas companies found their deployment of renewable energy is paltry: they’re responsible for just 1.42% of the global renewable energy capacity in operation. Despite...