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Tunisia: Bakers on strike over state’s refusal to pay €78 million subsidies; night protests continue for fifth day

Tunisian bakers have gone on strike across Tunisia to protest against the government’s reluctance to disburse around 78 million euros (TND250 million) in form of subsidy. The union of bakers of the North African country issued the strike order Tuesday. Mohamed Bouanen, the chair of the union told local media Express FM, that bakers are […]

Niger: army repeals Boko Haram attack, kills dozens of jihadist fighters

Fierce fighting in southeastern Niger has left 10 soldiers wounded and several dozen jihadist fighters from the notorious Boko Haram group dead in the nation’s unstable region, Government officials have said. The clash was provoked by a group of Boko Haram jihadists who attacked a special intervention battalion positioned at the airport in N’Guigmi, a […]

Kenyan MPs demand more details on secret $5bn railway loan deal with China

Some Kenyan lawmakers are demanding to see more documents from a secret $5bn loan agreement with a Chinese bank that financed a cross-country railway, with critics of the deal blaming the government of the day for having given too much legal authority to China. The 2011 agreement was shielded from public view until Kenya’s transport […]