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Tunisia: Powerful labor union vows to oppose socio-economic reforms requested by lenders

UGTT, Tunisia’s powerful labor union, has pledged to stand in the way of the economic and social reforms wanted by international lenders prior to any financial package to be offered to the North African country. Noureddine Taboubi, leader of the UGTT, on Wednesday took aim at a government document detailing the planned economic and social […]

Social aid to cost Moroccan government 8% of GDP by 2026- minister

Morocco’s spending on social assistance would amount to $9 billion, representing some 8% of the country’s GDP, minister in charge of the Budget Fouzi Lekjaa said. Lekjaa was speaking before MPs explaining the logic behind cutting cooking gas prices, which come after a series of measures aiming to boost purchasing power of poor and middle-class […]

Africa’s green hydrogen potential, vital for Europe’s future energy security

The European Union is eyeing the potential of Africa’s yet-to-be-developed green hydrogen industry, deepening climate and energy partnerships in the process, as evidenced by the recently inked $34 billion deal for a giant green hydrogen project in Mauritania. After a recent rush on Africa’s natural gas resources following the Russia-Ukraine war flare up in March […]