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Algeria dismantles criminal network that drained around 10 billion dinars from state-linked tobacco company
Algeria's organised-crime police unit has arrested ten people accused of embezzling public funds at United Tobacco Company, a state-partnered tobacco distributor, after a three-month investigation uncovered losses estimated at close to 1,000 billion centimes — roughly one billion euros.
Libya's central bank outlines three-track plan to end liquidity crisis as cyberattack tests its digital ambitions
A senior Central Bank of Libya official says a parallel programme of cash redistribution, new banknote printing and digital-payment expansion has begun to ease a crisis that has dogged the country since 2011, but a cyberattack disclosed on 9 June now poses a direct challenge to the bank's confidence
Algeria hosts NATO's top southern commander as US military engagement deepens
Admiral George Wikoff, who commands both US Naval Forces Europe-Africa and NATO's Allied Joint Force Command Naples, met Algeria's military chief in Algiers on Tuesday, building on a defence cooperation memorandum signed eighteen months ago.
Polisario says three members killed in Western Sahara, including son of former leader
The Front Polisario has announced three days of mourning after the death of Lahbib Mohamed Abdelaziz, a senior figure in the movement and son of its former long-time leader Mohamed Abdelaziz.
Libya orders electricity plan as peak demand pressure builds
The Tripoli based Government of National Unity has instructed the General Electricity Company to prepare a technical and operational plan for peak load periods.
Tunisia and Algeria plan new subsea cable to Italy
The project would add capacity to existing Mediterranean links as both countries seek stronger digital resilience and better connectivity with Europe.
Algiers lights up red as MC Alger fans celebrate 10th league title
Supporters filled parts of the Algerian capital with red flares and fireworks after MC Alger won its 10th national championship.
Libya seeks return of 7,000 year old mummy from Italy
The Takarkori remains are linked to one of North Africa’s most important prehistoric sites, where recent DNA research has offered new evidence about ancient Saharan communities.
UNHCR in turmoil as protesters demand it leave Libya, exposing a hardening migration debate
Claims about UNHCR refugee documents have triggered protest calls in Tripoli and statements from Libya’s rival authorities, turning migrant settlement into a new political flashpoint.
Moroccan hospital deal faces Tunisian veto as politics enters health sector acquisition
Akdital’s planned $90 million acquisition of Taoufik Hospitals Group has run into uncertainty in Tunisia, where regulatory approval for the Moroccan group’s entry into the private health sector has become politically sensitive.
Morocco's Western Sahara autonomy plan keeps gaining backers as the Algeria rift holds
Rabat says well over 100 countries now support its position on the disputed territory, even as the underlying conflict with Algiers and the Polisario remains frozen.
France and Algeria edge back from a two-year rupture
The French ambassador is back in Algiers and both sides are talking security and migration again. A jailed journalist, a stripped nationality and the Western Sahara still stand in the way.