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Tunisia on High Alert over Presence of 100 Terrorists at Border with Algeria

Tunisian Defense Minister has warned a parliament committee that around 100 terrorists preparing to sneak into Tunisia are currently hiding in the western mountainous region of the country on the border with Algeria. Abdelkarim Zubaidi told the Parliament Committee on Management and Armed Forces Affairs that the jihadists are planning to enter Tunisia from the […]

Tunisia’s uphill battle to economic recovery

Tunisia has been already facing an acute economic crisis when Covid-19 propelled a downturn that cost the jobs of 165,000 people. The tourism-reliant economy has been gradually recovering from the fallout of instability and terrorist attacks on arrivals when the pandemic shattered hopes for a swift recovery. So far, 40% of handicraft enterprises and 35% […]

WHO urges African states to do more tests as coronavirus peak approaches

The World Health Organization called on African states to do more tests to better deal with a peak in infections expected in the upcoming weeks. The number of infections in the continent has already doubled and some countries “may face a huge peak very soon,” Michel Yao, the WHO Africa program manager for emergency response, […]