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Instability from 2011 to 2020 cost Libya $1 trillion – Minister of Economy

Libya lost one trillion dollars due to the instability that engulfed the oil rich country from 2011 to 2020, Libyan Minister of Economy Mohamed Hwej has revealed. Libya descended into chaos in 2011 following a NATO-backed revolution that ousted and murdered leader Muammar Gaddafi. Subsequent efforts to unify the country had failed due to rivalry […]

Tunisia: Parliament Speaker calls on EU to establish Marshall Plan for Tunisia

Tunisia’s Parliament Speaker Mohamed Ennaceur Monday called on EU to put in place a “Marshall Plan” to help secure his country’s struggling economy. Ennaceur was speaking at a parliament plenary session attended by EU parliament President Martin Schulz. For Ennaceur, the EU plan could be in the form of intensification of financial support to Tunisia’s […]

Togo-Elections: Early Results Suggest the Winner is… Gnassingbé

The early results of the presidential elections in Togo held on Saturday show that incumbent President Faure Gnassingbe is poised to win with a comfortable majority. The National Independent Electoral Commission disclosed this Monday that, according to the partial official results, Faure Gnassingbe, leader of the ruling Union for the Republic Party, is in the […]