U.S. President Donald Trump Meets French President Emmanuel Macron In The Oval Office

IMF approves aid for world’s 28 poorest countries, 22 of which in Africa

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved this week new emergency aid for 28 of the world’s poorest countries, 22 of which being Africa, to help them alleviate their debt and better cope with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.   This second six-month tranche of debt service relief for 28 member countries under the Catastrophe […]

Tunisia backpedals to autocracy

Tunisia has long been hailed as an Arab Spring success story in terms of democratic reform. But on the back of economic hurdles, Tunisia’s freely elected President is burning the ladder that brought him to power tightening his power grab, idling elected institutions and cracking down on dissent. Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have […]

Libya: Tobruk supports discredited draft after amendments

The parliament of the internationally recognized government in Libya has approved the U.N proposed peace draft in a vote after making amendments to it. The draft was initially rejected by the parliament because it was considered favorable to the rival government in Tripoli. According to Tareq al-Jouroushi, a member of the Tobruk parliament, 66 of […]