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Tunisia posts 24% drop in FDIs

The Tunisian Foreign Investment Promotion Agency, FIPA-Tunisia, said foreign direct investments in the North African country during the first three months of this year, have dropped by 24 per cent compared with last year first quarter (Q1). The institution, in its Q1 2020 report, said Tunisia attracted $162 million (MD461.7 million). Energy, industry and agriculture […]

Malawi sets date for fresh elections

The parliament of Malawi has passed a law that sets 19 May 2020 as the date for fresh presidential elections. Earlier this month, the Constitutional Court overturned the results of last year’s election that saw President Peter Mutharika narrowly re-elected, citing widespread irregularities – especially the “massive” use of correction fluid on tally sheets. The […]

African countries call for more solidarity to fight terrorism

The Congolese capital Brazzaville hosted on Tuesday an international symposium celebrating the 80th anniversary of the Brazzaville Manifesto, the act by which General Charles de Gaulle designated this city as the capital of Free France during the Second World War. Four African heads of state who took part in the symposium seized this opportunity to […]