High transport costs across Africa continue to hinder regional integration on the continent since large-scale transport infrastructure investments require huge investments, according to a recent World Bank report titled ‘How Does Infrastructure Support International Trade?’ The World Bank report argues that global trade has contributed to economic growth and poverty reduction in the past three […]
Tunisia’s Islamist Ennahda party, the largest in parliament, has expressed “some reservations” about the new unity government formed by Prime Minister Youssef Chahed. “We have some observations and reservations on the new cabinet line-up,” said Chief of the party’s top body, the Shura Council. He made the statement following a meeting held by Ennahda Council […]
King Salman of Saudi Arabia has pardoned and ordered release of a number of Egyptian citizens jailed in the kingdom as he headed to Egypt to attend the joint European Union-Arab League summit. The prisoners to be released failed to pay legally prescribed fines for violating residency rules, state-run news agency SPA reports. The agency […]
