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Tunisian women lead African & Arab women in science

Tunisian women lead UNESCO’s rating of African and Arab women participation in scientific research as 55.1 per cent of Tunisian researchers are female; the largest proportion in Africa and in the Arab world.   The rating, based on UN branch’s Institute for Statistics (UIS) June 2020 data, credits the North African country with the best […]

Africa’s crypto winter: arrest of FTX’s boss prompts calls for tighter regulation

At the heart of the Africa’s crypto boom was FTX, an international exchange run by US crypto guru Sam Bankman-Fried, whose collapse in November has sent shockwaves across the continent, along with calls for more regulation. An unknown number of African customers held funds on the Bahamas-based platform, as did numerous African startups. On Tuesday […]

Somalia, Turkey leaders reaffirm strategic partnership, bolstering Ankara’s foothold in Horn of Africa

Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met in Ankara this week to reaffirm their countries’ strategic partnership, focusing on enhanced security cooperation and deepening economic ties. The leaders discussed a range of initiatives aimed at bolstering infrastructure, trade, and humanitarian aid, emphasizing Turkey’s role as a critical partner in […]