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Tunisia: Ennahda Becoming a National, Civil Political Party

Rachid Ghannouchi, who has been reelected Monday as the leader of Ennahda party with a comfortable 800 of the 1058 votes, said the party is taking a new turn, alluding to the end of political Islam. “From today, we are seriously moving towards becoming a national and civil political party with an Islamic core, which […]

Bean disease decimates harvest in Ghana’s key cocoa farming region

The International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) warned of a bean disease that has infected 81% of the cocoa harvest in Western North, Ghana’s third largest cocoa producing region. The news came as Ghana, the second largest cocoa producer, reported a below average harvest this year at 429,323 tons, as climate change induced heat waves adds to […]

Egypt’s Suez Canal Bank to pull out of Middle East Oil Refinery

The publicly listed company, Suez Canal Bank, says it will withdraw entirely from Middle East Oil Refinery (Midor), Zawya reports. The operation will generate $30.4 million for Suez Canal Bank as 1.27 percent stake (560,000 shares) will be sold to Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) at $54.7 per share. The financial service institution posted a […]