According to the Civil Protection Units in Algeria, there have been 14 deaths within 48 hours of Sept. 30, in addition to 11 individuals who were injured in dangerous car accidents.

Algerian Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia visited the Larzio Petrochemical Complex on Oct. 1.

Individuals living in the western part of Algiers may have noticed an interruption in their gas supply beginning late last week.

The National Bank of Algeria and the National Railway Transport Co. of Algeria have signed an agreement for a $51.3 billion loan to modernize the public transport company.

Reports from the beginning of this year show the Slack messaging platform is taking off in a big way.

Tunisia is facing some financial challenges around its trade deficit, which is bloating to over $4 billion.

In Morocco and around the Maghreb, cybersecurity is a central concern.

A foundation dedicated to the early diagnosis, treatment of and research into a potentially fatal genetic defect has established four hubs in North Africa as part of its worldwide network.

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. has made several leadership changes, including oversight of the company's Algerian operations.

Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia announced that a press censorship authority would be put in place before the end of 2017.

Following the online publication of a picture depicting students with "Thank you Mustafa Batas" written on signs, there was an outbreak of frustration from individuals on social media.

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.

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.

None of the fundamental pillars for a healthy nation -- a functioning economy, political system and security -- is in place in Libya, which leads one expert to conclude little has changed from her pessimistic analysis of a year ago.

Libya's oil production revival continues to be hampered by the wider conflicts and instability roiling the country.

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

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.

Workers at the Renault Group's Renault Flins plant celebrate the 18 millionth vehicle produced there, an Intens version of a white ZOE made for the German firm Green City.

The Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge will hold its seventh Abu Dhabi Science Festival in November in two locations -- the Al Ain Zoo and Khalifa Park.

The French Development Agency has loaned 80 million euros to help complete a high-speed railway running from Tangiers to Casablanca.