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Tunisian President looks to taxes to shun IMF bailout

Tunisian President Kais Saied is set to reject IMF conditions for a $2 billion loan and looks instead to raise taxes on the wealthy to fill in drained state coffers, in yet a new populist move that has little effect on the country’s soaring external debt and due payment deadlines. Saied who has consolidated his […]

Morocco’s rail operator seeks acquisition of 168 trains before 2030

Morocco’s rail network operator ONCF launched a call for competition for the acquisition of 168 trains from 2027 to 2030 in a tender that would total 1.6 billion dollars in investments.   ONCF is seeking 150 inter-city travel trains and 18 high speed trains, it said in a statement as it also plans to extend […]

Burkina Faso suspends France’s RFI public radio for airing ‘terrorist propaganda’

Burkina Faso has ordered “the immediate suspension and until further notice” of Radio France Internationale (RFI), a French public radio, accusing it of having relayed an “intimidation message” attributed to a “terrorist leader.” Following the announcement by the Burkinabe government on Saturday (3 November), RFI protested the ban, calling Burkina Faso’s accusations unfounded. By having […]