Moroccan PM addressing chamber of advisers

Washington to reduce economic assistance to Tunisia over democracy deficit

Washington will slash its economic assistance to Tunisia next year over the authoritarian path taken by authorities, said Samantha Power, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The US diplomat has not indicated the amount of the cut off but added that the move is due to “the disappointing turn taken […]

Tunisia/Covid-19: Contaminations explode after reopening of country

One month after the re-opening of borders, the number of people infected with the new coronavirus has increased tenfold in Tunisia. The Tunisian Ministry of Health announced on Saturday that it had recorded the first death in the country since June 17. Tunisia, whose economy depends heavily on tourism, had taken early and strict measures […]

Has the Meeting with Hollande Spared Mauritanian President a Coup?

After President of Mauritania Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz was wounded by gunshot last October 13 in what was officially described as a “an accidental shooting”, he appeared on his country’s State TV to reassure its countrymen that he was in good condition before being airlifted to Paris for further treatment. From that time, there were […]