Despite the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Tunisia is determined to move forward with the launch of its first satellite. The Tunisian company in charge of the project, TELNET Holding, plans to launch the “Challenge One” nanosatellite next July from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, assisted by Russian Soyuz spacecraft. Confirmation was given on […]
Morocco’s central bank is widely expected to maintain its benchmark interest rate at 2.25% when its policy council convenes on March 17, in what would mark the fourth consecutive pause in the current monetary cycle. Despite domestic macroeconomic conditions that would ordinarily justify further easing, geopolitical turbulence stemming from the Middle East conflict has prompted […]
A peaceful protest in Nigeria’s Benue State turned chaotic on Sunday (15 June) as police fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators in the city of Makurdi who demanded justice after a massacre in Yelewata village left more than 100 people dead. Gunmen attacked the farming community late Friday (13 June), burning homes and killing civilians, […]
