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Study refutes claim all Chinese firms in Africa underpay local workers

Chinese firms operating in Africa are often accused of underpaying local workers, but a new study conducted by British experts in Angola and Ethiopia suggests that this reputation is undeserved. As Chinese companies have become active in sub-Saharan Africa, they’ve earned a reputation for paying their local workers less than their Chinese colleagues. But based […]

Bulgaria considers Moroccan Autonomy Initiative as ‘serious and credible’ basis for resolving Sahara Conflict

Bulgaria hailed, on Wednesday, the Kingdom’s “serious and credible efforts” to settle the Moroccan Sahara issue, considering the Moroccan autonomy initiative to be a “serious and credible basis” for resolving the conflict. This position was expressed in the Joint Statement adopted in Rabat by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria, Mariya […]

Tunisia: Supporters of lawyer Sonia Dahmani continue to rally against her sentence

Four days after lawyer Sonia Dahmani was sentenced to eight months in prison by an appeals court, her supporters are pushing back against the verdict. The sentence was issued before Dahmani’s defense could present arguments, raising concerns about judicial fairness among her allies. On September 12, lawyers, relatives, and Civil society activists gathered at the […]