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Chad: AU demands junta in power to stick to 18-month transition

The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union has called on the Chadian junta to stick to 18 months period for the completion of the transition and said it opposes the candidacy of any member of the Transition Military Council (TMC) led by Mahamat Deby, son of former leader Idriss Deby. The PSC’s […]

Climate Change: Moroccan expert, member of AfDB Adaptation Benefits Mechanism board

The African Development Bank has appointed a group of 8 renowned experts, including Moroccan Fatima-Zahra Taibi, to the board of a continental initiative to mobilize financing for resilience to the negative impacts of climate change, the Adaptation Benefits Mechanism (ABM), the AfDB said in a press release. Fatima Zahra Taibi is a senior adviser to […]

Tunisia’s president orders withholding salaries of unvaccinated civil servants

While most countries opt for vaccine pass and campaigns to encourage people to get vaccinated, Tunisia’s president took a drastic decision by ordering the withholding of wages of public sector employees who have not taken Covid-19 vaccine yet. These employees will also be banned from resuming their jobs until they get inoculated, Tunisian presidency said […]