Weekly summary report : North Africa

Power Brokers and their Connections

Published this week in the NORTH AFRICA section  SPOTLIGHT _ _  LIBYA _ _  19/05/2021 _ _   Why Gaddafi spymaster associate Ayeb became head of intelligence The new Libyan intelligence chief's past has drawn the wrath of his predecessor. Hussein al-Ayeb, a former Gaddafi loyalist close to the ex-Mukhabarat boss Abdallah Senoussi, does however have the support of some militias.  [...]  MOROCCO _ _  21/05/2021 _ _   Tourism operators press for reopening of borders   The Confédération nationale du tourisme (CNT), Morocco's tourism operators' association, is intending to bring pressure to bear on the tourism  [...]      TUNISIA _ _  20/05/2021 _ _   Washington gives Borj Erroumi prison a radical makeover   In the hope of curbing the radicalisation of the most dangerous prisoners, the US State Department is to modernise the Borj Erroumi penitentiary where the Ben Ali regime kept its political opponents under lock and key.  [...]      LIBYA _ _  20/05/2021 _ _   Dabaiba appoints militia leaders to foreign ministry   Amid threats and increasing calls for foreign minister Mangoush to resign in recent days, the Libyan prime minister Abdelhamid Dabaiba has appointed militia leaders as under-secretaries within her ministry.  [...]      MOROCCO _ _  19/05/2021 _ _   Boulgoute attempts double bluff for 'diplomatic city', cites Marriott deal, Bourita approval   For his next luxury real estate project on the outskirts of Rabat, entrepreneur Rahal Boulgoute has been talking up a partnership with the hotel chain Marriott and a deal with the ministry of foreign affairs, though neither of these have confirmed their end of the bargain.  [...]      MOROCCO _ _  18/05/2021 _ _   Rabat ignores Merkel's olive branch   Hawkish Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita has not replied to an invitation to attend a June conference on Libya in Berlin. He has also delayed the appointment of a new German ambassador to Rabat.  [...]      MOROCCO _ _  17/05/2021 _ _   Boomerang Communication to drum up voter turnout again   The advertising agency Boomerang Communication, owned by Jamal Benkhadra, brother of the former minister of energy Amina Benkhadra, will run a campaign to mobilise voters ahead of the 8 September general elections.  [...]      TUNISIA _ _  17/05/2021 _ _   Saïed in Paris for frank talks about debt, OIF summit with Macron   The French president has put pressure on his Tunisian counterpart by inviting him to Paris on Tuesday, on the sidelines of the summit on African economies. This trip was decided at the last moment because of concerns about Tunisia's financial situation. Several bilateral meetings are planned.  [...]      ALGERIA _ _  21/05/2021 _ _   Italy's Safet on tight deadline for Oran hotel makeover      LIBYA _ _  20/05/2021 _ _   Ukroboronservice beats off Western giants to land Tripoli mine clearance contract      LIBYA _ _  18/05/2021 _ _   Art Media Solutions takes on PR duties for Dabaiba government      EGYPT _ _  MAURITIUS _ _  18/05/2021 _ _   Orascom Hotels alumni launch luxury property broker Cooing in Mauritius      ALGERIA _ _  17/05/2021 _ _   Rebrab clan focuses on real estate to bide time during downturn OIL & GAS  SPOTLIGHT _ _  AFRICA _ _  20/05/2021 _ _   Total execs jockey for firm's number two job   The eight seats on Total's executive committee represent the Holy Grail for the French oil major's top executives. Various contenders are currently jockeying for the exploration and production position - equivalent to the CEO's right-hand man - that is due to become available by 2022.  [...]  AFRICA _ _  21/05/2021 _ _   Total boss Pouyanné and his execs network at Macron's summit of African leaders Discover our subscription offers

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