North Africa
North Africa or Northern Africa is a region encompassing the northern portion of the African continent. There is no singularly accepted scope for the region, and it is sometimes defined as stretching from the Atlantic shores of Mauritania in the west, to Egypt's Suez Canal. Varying sources limit it to the countries of Algeria, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia, a region that was known by the French during colonial times as "Afrique du Nord" and is known by Arabs as the Maghreb ("West", The western part of Arab World).The United Nations definition includes Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Sudan, and the …
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IMF: International Monetary Fund · 1 April 2004 English
This paper analyzes the weak growth performance in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region during 1980-2000 using an empirical model of long-run growth. The relative importance of the factors affecting …
WP/04/56 Growth in the Middle East and North Africa Dalia S. Hakura © 2004 International … Department Growth in the Middle East and North Africa Prepared by Dalia S. Hakura1 Authorized … weak growth performance in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region during 1980–2000 using an empirical … Keywords: economic growth, Middle East and North Africa, oil, institutions, conflicts Author’s E-Mail … Can Economic Growth in the Middle East and North Africa Region Be Accelerated?” for the September 2003 …
ORF: Observer Research Foundation · 5 September 2024 English
Introduction The Maghreb, [a] commonly referred to as North Africa, is considered part of the Arab world. Yet, the Maghreb has a distinct culture, political landscape, and development trajectory. Historically …
Dragon in the Maghreb: Assessing the BRI in North Africa Abstract The Maghreb, often considered part … Dragon in the Maghreb: Assessing the BRI in North Africa,” Occasional Paper No. 448, September 2024 … Gupta3 T he Maghreb,a commonly referred to as North Africa, is considered part of the Arab world. Yet … Maghreb as part of the larger West Asia and North Africa (WANA) region, with Sub-Saharan Africa considered … lines, roads, power plants, and pipelines in North Africa, including regional ports such as Tangier Med …
UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation · 1999 English
Orieji Chimere-Dan The social sciences in North Africa and 138 the Middle East The social sciences …
CEIP: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace · 31 August 2021 English
for Western policymakers is to avoid viewing Russian activism in the Eastern Mediterranean and North Africa through an exclusively zero-sum lens. The region’s political disarray, complexities, and especially …
Reassessing Russian Capabilities in the Levant and North Africa Frederic Wehrey and Andrew S. Weiss AU G U … Reassessing Russian Capabilities in the Levant and North Africa Frederic Wehrey and Andrew S. Weiss This … abandoning most of its presence in the Levant and North Africa during the late 1980s, the Kremlin has alarmed … to the power politics of the Middle East and North Africa is hard to ignore. Moscow routinely plays on … nature of Russian activism in the Middle East and North Africa is hardly a new phenomenon. As preeminent analysts …
Oxfam International · 11 November 2020 English
Pre-pandemic, EU policies towards North Africa, especially Tunisia and Morocco, focused on two main paradigms: trade liberalization and the minimization of both regular and irregular migration. These agendas … Free Trade Areas (DCFTAs) ought to be geared towards supporting fair and inclusive recovery in North Africa based on reducing inequality and promoting shared prosperity and development …
EU’s economic and migration policies towards North Africa 2 OXFAM BRIEFING PAPER – NOVEMBER 2020 … 2020 Pre-pandemic, EU policies towards North Africa, especially Tunisia and Morocco, focused on two … towards supporting fair and inclusive recovery in North Africa based on reducing inequality and promoting shared … to the COVID-19 pandemic, EU policies towards North Africa, in particular Tunisia and Morocco, focused … agreements. 1 INTRODUCTION The countries of North Africa lie at the crossroads of multiple regional …
AEI: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research · 24 May 2019 English
Energy-dependent growth in the Middle East and North Africa region, whether in traditional oil and gas exports or petrochemical production and global refinery operations, will be sensitive to shifts in …
RAND Corporation · 1 January 2003 English
report explores the future of the information revolution in the countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The development gap in information and communication technology between MENA and OECD …
INFORMATION REVOLUTION IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA The research described in this report was sponsored … information revolution in the Middle East and North Africa : MR-1653 / Grey E. Burkhart, Susan Older. … Information Revolution in the Middle East and North Africa Gregory F. Treverton and Lee Mizell, The Future … information revolution in the Middle East and North Africa over the next five to 10 years. Key questions … Information Revolution in the Middle East and North Africa Remedies in the Face of Gender Bias and Other …
FAO: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations · 2021 English
The current report was compiled by the FAO Regional Office for Near East and North Africa (NENA) and is aimed at providing member countries with a source of reliable and timely data on the status of forest …
NEAR EAST AND NORTH AFRICA REGIONAL FOREST RESOURCE ASSESSMENT 2020 EXTENT, CHANGES AND TRENDS … the United Nations Cairo, 2021 NEAR EAST AND NORTH AFRICA REGIONAL FOREST RESOURCE ASSESSMENT 2020 … Required citation: FAO. 2021. Near East and North Africa Regional Forest Resource Assessment 2020 – Extent … education and knowledge in the Near East and North Africa region .....104 Box 6. Gum arabic in the Sudan … Forests and other wooded land in the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region are of great importance for environmental …
EU: European Union · 28 October 2015 English
highly appreciated documentation of the previous year's forest fires in Europe, Middle East and North Africa. In its different sections, the report includes information on the evolution of fire danger in …
Line Forest Fires in Europe, Middle East and North Africa 2014 European Commission Joint Research … year's forest fires in Europe, Middle East and North Africa. In its different sections, the report includes … Forest Fires in Europe, Middle East and North Africa 2014 Contacts: JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE … 2014 fire season in Europe, Middle East and North Africa. ..... 2 2.2 European countries ......... … time series (1980–2014)62 2.4 Middle East and North Africa Countries ................................. …
IUCN: International Union for Conservation of Nature · 2016 English
This document will share with a broad audience of practitioners and policy makers, notably in the West Asia and Mediterranean regions, what integrated approaches are necessary to make water resources …
Knowledge for SDG Action in West Asia and North Africa R-KNOW Water Governance Best Practices within … Knowledge for SDG Action in West Asia and North Africa R-KNOW Water Governance Best Practices within … Change Nexus III FOREWORD The West Asia-North Africa region sits at the center of a global environmental … opportunity for countries in the West Asia-North Africa region to become leaders in water-food security … knowledge book on SDG action in the West Asia-North Africa region was developed. Lessons from different …
