An oil conglomerate with a strong presence in the Middle East region is also a household name in North Africa, and a significant factor in the region's energy economy.

Some European officials are looking carefully at Morocco's emerging practices for fighting radicalization in the region.

Chifco, a promising start up in Tunisia, has been working to leverage the power of the Internet of Things, as well as machine learning and artificial intelligence principles, since 2011.

Microsoft, the corporate conglomerate that was the biggest household name in technology for so many years, intends to boost small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in markets like the United Arab Emirates and, by extension, others in nearby markets like North Africa with its new Microsoft 365 Business program.

The International Monetary Fund is issuing some financial advice to Morocco -- the international arbiter of finance suggests the state should move toward a flexible exchange rate, which officials say would help the country deal with volatility and compete in a fast-paced global economy.

Many people are talking about Beji Caid Essebsi, the Tunisian president under whose aegis women in the country are getting some long-sought rights.

The fledgling Safe Eat startup of young entrepreneur Siham Meftahi is humming along, although the past year hasn't been without challenges.

New reports from Morocco World News show Algerian officials are greenlighting construction of a wall along the nation's border with Morocco, just days after Morocco announced its intention to launch its first surveillance satellite.

AppMahal has been offering Arabic-language communication tools to users across North Africa and other parts of the globe for about a year now -- and experiencing great results.

Reports from Morocco World News show the nation's monarch, King Mohammed VI, has chosen to let go of some top-level members of his cabinet based on what he calls “serious dysfunctions” with a major infrastructure project linking two coastal cities, on which the Maghreb News Wire has previously reported.

Situated between some of the most grievous humanitarian crises in the world, Tunisia may face challenges from repatriated travelers, many of whom have gone abroad to pursue radical activities.

Back in 2015, headlines were being made about new partnerships in Tunisia based on a very new model -- the national postal service worked with Monetas, a Swiss company, to utilize a block-chain based application for payments.

Flamboyant statements made by Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdelkader Mehassel have some Algerians feeling very discouraged.

Algeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdelkader Mehassel has been making headlines with his scandalous accusations against Moroccan banks and airlines.

Officials in Europe and elsewhere are looking at the idea of implementing Elon Musk’s "hyperloop" idea to revolutionize the future of transportation.

Is North Africa behind the times when it comes to maintenance software and other enterprise technologies? Not according to Ozair Akhtar, a digital marketing analyst and strategist at The 7th Move with insight into Maghreb markets.

A ranking system maintained online by The World Bank showing how various countries measure up in terms of accommodating enterprise gives Tunisia a score of 77 in 2017, down 2 points from a 2016 ranking of 75.

Ongoing socio-political problems in Algeria could harm the nation's efforts to modernize and circle its wagons against foreign cyberattackers.

Regardless of some of the big challenges faced by Tunisia, government and business leaders are still dedicated to innovating trade and trying to advance the interests of the national economy.

For the past few years, a Global Entrepreneurship Monitoring (GEM) Women's Report has documented the situations of women as business leaders in various countries, including areas of North Africa.