Morocco to sell Euro debt Morocco mandated three banks to lead manage the sale of euro-denominated sovereign debt on Tuesday, sources with knowledge of the deal told Reuters. Morocco has asked Barclays Capital, HSBC and Natixis to joint lead manage the deal following an investor roadshow that begins on Sept. 20. Bankers are expected to give presentations in Europe and the Middle East, one source said. Algeria to host North Africa security conference Security chiefs from Algeria, Mali, Niger and Mauritania are due to meet Wednesday in a bid to enhance counter- terrorism efforts against an increasingly active al-Qaeda affiliate. Top security officials from the four countries will convene at a meeting being hosted by Algeria to discuss methods of monitoring the global terrorist network's North African affiliate, according to Algeria's ‘al-Khabar' newspaper. Veiled Women Bemoan Persecution in Tunisia As the French Senate prepares to outlaw on Tuesday the wearing of the face-covering veil or Niqab in public, a Tunisian human rights group is reporting continued harassment of veiled women and bearded men by the Tunisian government. According to the Committee for Defense of Veiled Women in Tunisia, in late August the Tunisian Political Police pressured the owner of a shoe factory in the coastal city of Nabeul to dismiss his veiled workers. Libya apologizes for boat shooting Libya has apologized to Italy after one of its patrol boats fired machine-gun shots at a Sicilian fishing trawler. The trawler returned to Sicily on Sunday pock-marked with bullet holes. None of its 10 crew were injured. The patrol boat was one of six supplied by Italy to Libya to help prevent migrants crossing the Mediterranean. US offers Sudan incentives for peace The United States has offered Sudan a package of new incentives including trade, investment, debt relief and full diplomatic normalization if it resolves outstanding issues over Darfur and a vote on southern secession next year, Washington's Sudan envoy said on Tuesday. Scott Gration said the package, which holds out the threat of additional sanctions against the oil-rich African nation if progress is not made, is aimed at persuading all sides to iron out problems ahead of a planned January 9 independence referendum in southern Sudan. BM
