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Italy to hire 4,000 Tunisian workers

Italy will recruit 4,000 Tunisian workers, as the two countries move to spur regular migration. Antonio Tajani, Italy’s top diplomat and his visiting Tunisian counterpart Nabil Ammar who made the announcement Thursday in Rome said that the future recruits will be trained in Tunisia before deployment in the European country, Webdo Tunis reports. The recruitment […]

Donors at EU-UN virtual conference pledge $7.7B to tackle Syria humanitarian crisis

The European Union and dozens of donor nations have pledged a total of $7.7 billion to help tackle the humanitarian crisis deepening in Syria and neighboring countries hosting millions of Syrian refugees as the coronavirus pandemic and economic crises compound the misery of nearly a decade of civil war. EU Crisis Management Commissioner Janez Lenarcic […]

Africa closely watches US midterm results, as Somali-Americans make history in the vote

With control of the United States Congress still undecided a day after the midterm elections, African leaders and political analysts are closely watching for signs of what impact the outcome could have on the continent. African analysts say their biggest concern is how this contentious poll could affect US standing around the world — especially […]