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Tunisia: Nidaa Tounes crisis worsens, breakaway possible

Tunisia’s coalition government led by Nidaa Tounes is fragilized as internal tensions continue to increase within the ruling party that won in last year elections 85 of the 217 parliament seats. Lazhar Akremi, a founding member of the party hinted that around 35 of the party’s Members of Parliament are planning to breakaway and form […]

West Africa may face soaring food prices, escalating hunger crisis after ECOWAS breakup

The recent departure of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) could significantly worsen food security and escalate prices in the region, according to a new analysis published by The Conversation. These three junta-led countries, which together account for 16% of ECOWAS’s population, left the bloc in January […]

Algiers, world’s 4th cheapest city

A survey done by the Economist Intelligence Unit, a financial agency has been made public and Algeria has been classified as part of the 10 cheapest countries in the world. The survey which took into consideration a total of 131 cities from all the continents of the world was aimed at determining cities where the […]