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Tunisia’s President dies leaving fears of power vacuum

Tunisia’s President Béji Caïd Essebsi died on Thursday at the age of 93 after he was hospitalized with a severe illness in late June leaving Tunisia in a power vacuum ahead of elections. Essebsi is Tunisia’s first democratically elected president following the Arab Spring revolution of 2011. A government statement called him one of Tunisia’s […]

Covid-19: HM the King Wishes Speedy Recovery to French President

HM King Mohammed VI sent a message to the President of the French Republic, His Excellency Emmanuel Macron, in which the Sovereign wished him a speedy recovery following his contamination with Covid-19. “I have learnt that you have tested positive for COVID-19. I hope that you will quickly be restored to perfect health and I […]

Nigeria regains Africa’s top crude oil producer spot in May 2023 — OPEC report

Nigeria has regained its position as Africa’s top crude oil producer for May 2023, according to the latest report published by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), that also attributes the slow growth of the country’s economy by 2.4% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2023 to certain factors including a decline in crude […]