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Tunisia: Second round candidate’s demand for release from prison rejected

A judge has rejected a demand for the release of media mogul and candidate for the second round of Presidential elections who has been in detention since late last month on money laundering charges. Lawyers of Nabil Karoui and his party, Heart of Tunisia, said Thursday the investigative judge has rejected the demand for the […]

Ways Ahead for the Maghreb Regional Integration: Lessons Learned from ASEAN

Despite the fact that the Maghreb countries constitute one region that is culturally, geographically and historically integrated, they have largely failed to achieve ‘functional integration’ particularly at the political and economic cooperation level. The “non-Maghreb” is a term coined by some experts referring to the enduring phenomenon of the Maghreb countries’ failure to boost their […]

Growth in eight UEMOA countries down to 5.7% due to multiple world crises

The eight member countries of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) have not been spared by multiple crises affecting the world and its economic growth rate reached 5.7% in 2022, down 0.4% compared to 2021, the leaders of this organization meeting in Abidjan announced this week. The eight member countries of UEMOA — […]