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World Bank: Geopolitical Tensions Affect Growth in MENA in 2019

Economic growth in the region of North Africa and the Middle East is expected to drop to 0.6 pc in 2019 against a 1.2 pc growth posted last year, says the World Bank in its latest report. The growth forecast for 2019 has been revised downwards due to intensified global economic headwinds and rising geopolitical […]

Kenya’s geopolitical re-balancing? — Ruto embraces West as ties with China cool

Kenyan President William Ruto’s recent diplomatic overtures to the West are prompting analysts to ask whether the days of close Chinese engagement are coming to an end. Since taking office in August, Ruto has embraced Kenya’s economic and diplomatic relationships with the United States, United Kingdom and other Western countries, causing onlookers to wonder whether […]

Algeria: Three in KBC TV Case handed Suspended Prison Terms

An Algiers criminal court Monday handed the head of the private KBC TV channel, his production manager and an official of the ministry of culture suspended prison terms in the affair related to the recording of TV programs in alleged outlawed studios. Mehdi Benaïssa, head of critical KBC TV and his production manager, Ryad Hartouf […]