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N°1072 - Paris, 07/11/2013 Lazare Beullac ALGERIA Editor in Chief Bouteflika irrelevant on army & gas issues In the end it doesn't seem to matter whether Abdelaziz Bouteflika is able to return quickly to Algiers or not. The president's absence during his convalescence in Paris hasn't stopped the military from discreetly preparing for the "other" crucial succession in Algeria, namely that of armed forces chief of staff Ahmed Gaid Salah. (...)     TUNISIA BFT case back in arbitration? The clock at the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) is ticking with regards the case of Banque Franco-Tunisienne. (...) MCC quietly slips away     The American aid agency Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has quietly departed Morocco after shelling out nearly $700 million. The five year program, Compact 1, that it launched (...)    Zouhir to patch up Areva's wounds in Arlit The chief executive of Buzzichelli, Mehdi Zouhir, is pushing  (...)    Djen Djen to get its container port     Announced ever since 2010, work on building a wharf for container ships in Djen Djen port is to begin later this year. (...)    Mantral Mantral, a consulting firm founded by former Algerian energy  (...)    La Belle La Belle, an Algerian food and drink group headed by Hamid Dahmani,  (...)    Oussedik on space trip The managing director of Agence Spatiale Algerienne (ASA),  (...)    Fekih courts Peugeot carmaker     The public affairs chief of PSA Peugeot Citroen, Christian Peugeot, who accompanied French president Francois Hollande on his visit to Tunis on July 40-5 (>MC 1071), was well briefed (...)    Riahi in restaurant venture Businessman Slim Riahi who's also highly active on the political  (...)    Qatari Diar expects push from Tamim The ascension of Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani as ruler of Qatar  (...)    Perben to tout top French groups     Switching to a business career, Dominique Perben, who served under Jacques Chirac as justice and transport minister, has found a partner in Tripoli. (...)    LAP Green in new sub-Sahara push     The telecoms arm of the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA), LAP Green is striking out anew in sub-Saharan Africa. By the end of the year the group plans to invest in Sierra Leone and (...)    Alstom Alstom, which was well positioned for a turnkey contract for  (...)    Nadra Nadra, an agency that establishes and manages identification  (...)    Afriqiyah Afriqiyah and Libyan Airlines no longer figure on the blacklist  (...)    NATO HEADQUARTERS, BRUSSELS Libya soon a failed state?    According to Maghreb Confidential's sources, a NATO report drafted by a mission that travelled to Tripoli on June 24 painted a grim picture of the security situation in Libya.  (...)    HOTEL SOFITEL, TUNIS Karoui the darling of ex-RCD elite    In announcing that he planned to launch a new political movement, Hamed Karoui warmed the hearts of former dignitaries of the RCD party at the Sofitel hotel in Tunis on July 7.  (...)    GOVERNMENT HEADQUARTERS, TRIPOLI Zeidan's ambiguous game with militias    Although he's calling for the disbandment of militias in Tripoli which band together in the Supreme Security Council (SSC) and answer to the interior ministry, prime minister Ali Zeidan doesn't hesitate to quietly use them to his own ends.  (...)    A Zintan-friendly transport ministry Libya's defence and interior ministers aren't the only government departments to defend the interests  (...)    Jebali professorship hopes thwarted Hamadi Jebali and the Ennahda movement never have to look far to find reasons to cross swords.  (...)    An Algerian hand for Fabius  Diplomat Anne-Claire Legendre who was recently named North African and Middle East adviser to French  (...)    PARIS/BENGHAZI Jean Dufriche, French consul in Benghazi and an executive of the Benghazi Medical Center who escaped an attempt on his life on July 4, is rather wondering whether he can return to the city.  (...)    London/Tripoli Peter Wall, Britain's armed forces chief of staff, is preparing to play host to 2,000 Libyan army troops who will travel to the United Kingdom for training very shortly.  (...)    Tunis/Riyadh Ali Laarayedh, Tunisia's prime minister, was in Saudi Arabia on July 6-7.  (...)

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