Several Tunisian traders protested outside the Bengardane municipality headquarters, located near the Libyan border in southern Tunisia, to voice their frustration over the ongoing suspension of their primary commercial activities. The protestors are angry about the tightening of goods movement by Libyan authorities, which has severely disrupted cross-border trade. The protesters, many of whom identified […]
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken who arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday (9 August), is expected to raise concerns about tensions with neighboring Rwanda that could spread instability in the region and also about Russia and China’s access to rare earth minerals in the central-west Africa country. Blinken’s trip to Congo […]
Severe flooding across northern and eastern Tunisia has killed at least five people, left several others missing and damaged transport and public infrastructure after days of torrential rain, authorities said. Heavy rainfall that began late Monday triggered rapid flooding in several cities, submerging roads, paralyzing traffic and forcing the suspension of schools and public transport […]
