Tunisia’s second free presidential election tests young democracy

Tunisia holds its second free presidential elections since the Arab Spring revolt that ousted a long-serving president, putting the country on a rocky road to democratic consolidation in an unstable regional context where spillovers of infighting in Libya and Algeria’s latent terrorist groups have taken a toll on the Tunisian economy. Tunisians cast ballots on […]

Sahara: Burundi reaffirms support for Morocco’s territorial integrity, autonomy plan

Burundi reaffirmed, on Wednesday in Rabat, its commitment to the principle of Morocco’s territorial integrity, while considering the autonomy plan as “the basis for achieving a sustainable, pragmatic and realistic solution” to the dispute over the Moroccan Sahara. This position was expressed in a joint statement issued after a meeting in Rabat between the Burundian […]

Côte d’Ivoire launches program to recruit 5,000 youth in sport job market

The administration of President Alassane Dramane Ouattara will launch this Monday June 26 an initiative that will provide jobs for 5,000 youth in the sport market field, as part of a national Program to provide jobs for 1.5 million youth in the West African country. The selected youth, per the initiative, will also get training […]