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Egyptian Tourism Bets on Campaigns to Boost Sector

Egyptian tourism professionals pin high hopes on campaigns to revitalize the sector which has been badly hit by repeated terror attacks that scared off foreign tourists. In 2014, nearly 10 million tourists visited the North African country, bringing with them $ 7.5 billion in revenues against the 14.7 million tourists that visited Egypt in 2010, […]

Nigeria’s president asks ministers to avoid publicly-funded foreign trips

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu banned his ministers from traveling abroad on public money for three months to cut costs and travel expenses. The measure followed scant criticism on social media of his government after sending a delegation of 400 people to COP28 on public money. With 15 trips since he took power, Tinubu’s trips cost […]

Algeria’s ambassador returns to Madrid empty-handed

In a recent manifestation of erratic diplomacy, Algeria returned its ambassador to Madrid after a recall that lasted 18 months in protest against Spain’s sovereign decision to back Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara and its autonomy plan. Algeria has shown its real face as the genuine party to the Sahara conflict by protesting against the […]