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Tunisians protest degradation of living conditions

The rising inflation and the shortages of vital foodstuff in supermarkets pushed thousands of Tunisians to take to the streets, waving bread loaves in an expression of frustration over the worsening poverty in the country. Shortages of sugar, coffee, butter, cooking oil, rice flour, fuel and other basic commodities triggered unrest in many cities including […]

Indian Ocean Island Nation Heads to Polls Amid Digital Rights Concerns

Mauritius, one of Africa’s most stable democracies, conducted parliamentary elections Sunday as Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth’s ruling party sought to secure a second five-year term. The election follows recent controversy over the government’s temporary social media restrictions during a wiretapping scandal involving leaked conversations of prominent figures. Approximately one million registered voters participated in the […]

European Parliament’s Fisheries Committee adopts Morocco-EU fisheries agreement

The European Parliament’s Committee on Fisheries adopted Wednesday (Jan.23), by a large majority, the fisheries agreement between Morocco and the European Union (EU). The decisive vote of this committee, which decides on substantive issues, is the final step in the European Parliament’s specialized committees before the ultimate adoption in a plenary session expected to take […]