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World Bank: Tunisia’s trade deficit continues to widen amid soaring inflation

The trade deficit in Tunisia widened by record 56% in the first semester of 2022, reaching 8.1% of GDP, while the budget deficit, exacerbated by mounting energy and food subsidies, is expected to reach 9.1% in 2022, compared to 7.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank’s latest report. Inflation in this country rose from […]

South Sudan’s collapsing peace sparks fears of regional turmoil, UN warns

Renewed violence in South Sudan is threatening to plunge the country — and its neighbors — into deeper instability, UN officials warned this week. Assistant Secretary-General for Africa, Martha Pobee, told the UN Security Council that South Sudan’s fragile peace process is unraveling, with escalating clashes between government forces and rival militias eroding the 2018 […]

Moroccan dams’ filling rate improves to 42.5%

Morocco’s water reserves jumped sharply to 41.5% in the first days of 2026, buoyed by heavy rainfall, official data showed. The combined storage at the country’s main dams rose from 6.58 billion cubic meters on Dec. 31 to 7.12 billion cubic meters on Jan. 5, an increase of 540 million cubic meters in just five […]