Paris Club creditors cancel $1.4Bln of Somalia’s debt

The Paris Club of creditor countries have agreed to restructure Somalia’s external public debt with an immediate cancellation of $1.4 billion. The decision cancels 67% of the debts owed to Paris Club by Somalia. Several of Somalia’s Paris Club creditors, including the United States, the UK and Norway, as well as the World Bank and […]

Tunisia waives COVID19 vaccine passport, PCR test for foreign travelers

Tunisia’s Health ministry announced Thursday the decision to scrap requirement for COVID19 vaccine passport and PCR test for travelers visiting the country as infections continue to dwindle down at home and on the international front. The decision came as the north African country reported Tuesday 0 case of COVID-19-related death. During the weekly report, the […]

Algeria: Repression against Hirak Movement intensifies, deepening socioeconomic crisis

Algerian authorities continue to crackdown on the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly five years after the Hirak protest movement first began, said Amnesty International in a press release. After the Hirak protest movement was halted due to Covid-19 in 2020, the Algerian authorities have stepped up their repression of peaceful dissent, targeting […]