One of the protagonists in the affair of fake Bahrein dinars, Hicham Mandari has been behind bars at the Sante prison in Paris since last September on charges of trying to extort funds from the ...

The new trade counsellor at the French embassy in Tripoli, Jean-Louis Fontenille, won't suffer cultural shock in the byzantime atmosphere in Tripoli. He has just spent four years in Damascus and had ...

After waiting since last July, the Algerian government has finally named Amine Kherbi rather than Mohamed Salah Dembri as Algeria's ambassador to Washington. The Bush administration reportedly ...

One of Zimbabwe's leading Black businessmen, Ariston Chambati has been asked to join the Private Sector Development Research Advisory Group at the World Bank. He is aged 56 and is a pioneer of ...

Abdul-Rahman Al Ageli, coordinator for security questions on the staff of former Libyan prime minister and defence minister Abdallah al-Thani is due to attend a lunch thrown by the Franco-Libyan ...

MAROCINVEST FINANCE GROUP has just started up business as a new investment consultant. It has a registered venture/development capital of $20 million. Its shareholders include the World Bank affiliate ...

The US recently offered technical assistance to promote transparency at the Libyan Central Bank (LCB) under the institution's ...

"Approved by Parliament. Waiting to be signed into law." Since 25 April, these nine words have described the status of the Upstream Petroleum Resources Development (UPRD) Bill on a website that tracks ...

According to well-informed sources, the Eritrean president Isaias Afwerki, who has recently managed not only to end the long isolation of his country but also to establish it as a key regional player, ...

Development works for the Mbalam-Nabeba cross-border iron ore mining project may soon commence. An official ceremony to mark the handover of equipment required to launch operations is due to be held ...

For several years, the BEAC has been trying to get these funds, estimated to amount to several hundred million dollars, into ...