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Can Jomaa’s Caretaker Government Deliver Economic Reform?

When Mehdi Jomaa assumed the role of Tunisia’s interim Prime Minister in late January, he did not know how disastrous the true economic condition of his country was. He admitted it roughly a month later during a televised interview by saying that the hole in the budget deficit was about 4 billion dinars (2.5 billion […]

Morocco’s Power Company Partners with Atos & Siemens for Its Smart Grid Project

Morocco’s National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE) has teamed up with Atos and Siemens on smart management of power grid (smart grid), which uses IT to monitor power generation and demand in near real-time, providing more reliable and cost-effective system. This project is part of the country’s digital transformation agenda. It will enable […]

Nigeria extradites woman wanted in Italy for running prostitution ring

Nigerian authorities handed over to Italy Wednesday a woman wanted by the European country since 2010 for crimes including running a prostitution ring, Reuters reports citing the Italian police. Joy Jeff, 48, was flown from Abuja back to Rome where she has been sentenced to 13 years in prison. She has been one of the […]