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Tunisian court hands hefty sentences to opposition figures, as President uses judiciary to silence dissent

A Tunisian court handed heavy sentences to a group of Tunisian opposition figures on the charge of conspiring against the state, as president Kais Saied tightens the grip while using the judiciary to silence dissidents. The group of 40 individuals, including businessmen, lawyers received sentences ranging from 13 to 66 years in jail. Several critics, […]

Algeria’s desperate diplomacy, jubilation at marginal gains

The President has been deployed himself at what appears as a life or death election for the position of “deputy” African Union commission chairperson, which was won by Algerian diplomat Selma Malika Haddadi. The Algerian large delegation- which came to campaign for their candidate equipped with lavished leather bags- burst out in jubilation in the […]

Tesla’s Morocco Office, gateway to African market, scaling up competition against Chinese EV

Tesla’s Africa expansion through its new Morocco office opens doorways for its vehicles to sell in more than 50 countries that the North African country has free-trade agreements with, said the “China Global South” news outlet. The U.S. EV giant’s Africa expansion intensifies a battle for dominance in Africa’s emerging electric vehicle market, where Chinese […]