Tunisian cabinet sworn in Feb 27 2020

South Africa’s economy to score 1.3 % growth in 2019

South Africa’s economic growth will accelerate to 1.3 percent in 2019 from an estimated 0.9 pct in 2018, the World Bank said on Tuesday citing the implementation of structural reforms announced last year. The World Bank projects South Africa’s economic growth at 1.7% in 2020, and 1.8% in 2021. Economic growth would be supported by […]

France calls on Morocco to “help it fight terrorism”

The French Foreign Minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, who is on working visit to Morocco, on Monday said his country is requesting help from Morocco, a “friend” country, a reliable partner, which shares with France the same “rejection of terrorism”.   At the end of a meeting in Rabat with his Moroccan counterpart Nasser Bourita, the […]

Uganda court removes part of controversial law used to silence government critics

Constitutional Court in Uganda on Tuesday removed a key part of a controversial communications law, which rights groups charged has been used to prosecute government critics, journalists and writers, including two who fled to exile in Germany. The Constitutional Court found the article in the 2011 law contravened the East African country’s constitution and was […]