By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Maghrebemergent
Trade between Algeria and Morocco is reported to have fallen by around 90%, from $759.3 million in 2021 to an estimated $74 million to $79.1 million in 2025. The figures, attributed to Morocco’s Foreign Exchange Office, were reported by several business media outlets.
Trade between Algeria and Morocco fell to about 74 million dollars in 2025, an 89% decline since 2021, according to Morocco’s Foreign Exchange Office. Moroccan exports to Algeria are almost non-existent amid the diplomatic rupture between the two countries, Asharq Business reports.
🇩🇿 Algeria · Source: Observ'Algérie ·
A Moroccan student returning from France must close the bank account opened for their studies and repatriate its balance to Morocco within 60 days of returning. The requirement stems from Article 146 of the 2026 General Instruction on Foreign Exchange Operations, according to the Office des Changes.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Bladi ·
Nigeria’s daily crude oil losses fell from 102,900 barrels in 2021 to 17,600 between January and July 2026, despite a 93.4% rise compared with 2025. Liquid hydrocarbons production reached 1.63 million barrels per day over the period, according to Nigeria’s upstream sector regulator.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: ThisDay ·
Nigeria’s Works Minister David Umahi acknowledges that the 750-kilometre Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway still lacks a comprehensive engineering plan, more than two years after construction began. The project is designed and costed in sections, while a kilometre of standard road would cost about $5.5 million, according to Punch.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Punch ·
Algerian Parliament approves deployment of troops to NigerAlgeria’s Parliament has approved the deployment of units of the People’s National Army to Niger, in line with President Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s notification. The Council of the Nation voted unanimously, with 148 votes in favour; lawmakers cited, among other things, the protection of energy interests and the bilateral agreement between the two countries, according to the Council of the Nation.
Morocco’s 2027 budget puts Sahara sovereignty at heart of diplomacyMorocco’s Minister of Economy and Finance has presented the defence of sovereignty over the Sahara as a diplomatic priority in the 2027 draft finance bill. The budget document refers to Security Council Resolution 2797, 30 general consulates opened in the southern provinces and the promotion of Morocco’s autonomy initiative, according to Le Matin.The week in Africa
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