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US, EU to inject millions of euros into battered Tunisian tourism industry

The Unites States and the European Union have pledged to back Tunisia’s tourism industry severely affected by the covid-19 pandemic with a combined investment valued at more than €100 million. The US support will come from its development agency, USAID, which has pledged to mobilize between $30 million and $50 million for “Visit Tunisia” program […]

French court frees Ben Ali’s brother-in-law on bail; a blow to Tunisia’s extradition request

A court in France has granted bail to one of former President Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali’s brothers-in-law despite demand by Tunisia to extradite the man wanted on many charges. The court in Aix-en-Provence, southern France, ordered Belhassen Trabelsi’s release after the latter “deposited €100,000 ($112,000) and agreed not to leave France nor meet with others […]

China to help Kenya pick location of first nuclear power plant

The Indian Ocean, Lake Victoria and Lake Turkana have been identified as the most optimal sites for the establishment of Kenya’s first nuclear power plant, local media reported.   China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) is helping the East African nation’s Nuclear Power and Energy Agency (NuPEA) to identify the sites that would host the first […]