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Security forum in Senegal focuses on preventing violent extremism in Africa

Discussions about the fight against rising violent extremism in Africa, particularly in the Sahel region, are dominating a meeting of security experts in Dakar, Senegal, this week, which is happening against the backdrop of increasing Islamist militant attacks and growing instability. While scores of conferences, forums and training exercises have been held over the past […]

DRC to expand exploration, mining of metals for green-energy transition

Exploration for nickel and chrome will begin ‘in the next few days’ in DR Congo’s southern, diamond-rich Kasai region, Congo’s president has said, adding that his country wants to position itself as a key source of the two strategically important metals in the green energy transition. Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) wants to position itself […]

Tunisia: UGTT refuses to take part in national dialogue

The Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT) on Monday announced that it refuses to take part in the national dialogue according to the formula set out in the Presidential Decree on the creation of the National Advisory Committee for a New Republic and approved a decision to hold a general strike in both the public and […]