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Libya: U.N sets 20 October as deadline for agreement

A meeting at the U.N that was expected to mark a peace agreement between the two Libyan rival governments turned out to be another occasion for the global body to set October 20 as a new deadline after three failures. During the meeting, U.N secretary general Ban Ki-moon urged both parties to accept the draft […]

Tunisian bakers suspend strike after deal with trade ministry

Tunisian bakers suspended their call for strike following a deal with the ministry of Trade which has agreed to disburse a portion of €78 million (TND250 million) subsidy promised to operators. Sadok Haboubi, the treasurer of the union of bakers, told media that they have reached a deal with the ministry of trade for the […]

African smallholder coffee farmers’ livelihood jeopardized by new EU deforestation law

Many African smallholder coffee farmers are now finding their main source of income in jeopardy after the European Union announced its plan to outlaw products sourced from deforested areas, which, as critics point out, could penalize so-called smallholder coffee farmers in Africa. In 2023, the EU established mandatory rules, known as EUDR, for companies dealing […]