Talks between African and US officials to review the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) free-trade deal ended Thursday in Côte d’Ivoire with no major deal. The African Growth and Opportunity Act, which in 2015 was extended to 2025, provides tariff-free access on 6,500 products from 39 countries, ranging from oil and agricultural goods […]
Tunisia’s President Kais Saied Tuesday finger-pointed unspecified parties in the North African country that he believes attempted to remove him from power and even assassinate him. Speaking at a meeting with Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi and several other former Premiers as part of the build-up to a national dialogue aiming at finding solutions to the […]
The besieged Tripoli administration ordered the shutdown of all government facilities, large markets and non-essential shops in its territory, and lockdown of roads to traffic, in a bid to slow the spread of Covid-19. The measure, announced by the Presidential Council, starts this Friday April 17 and will last 10 days. Citizens wearing masks […]
