French Ambassador to Morocco Helene Le Gal

Tunisia’s president scapegoats minister after pilgrimage chaos

Tunisia’s president kais Saied sacked his religious affairs minister after the death of dozens of Tunisian pilgrims. At least 49 Tunisians died in unspecified conditions during the Haj pilgrimage, triggering anger at the chaotic management of Tunisia’s official pilgrimage program. As a sign of his unstable governance, Saied has sacked several members of his cabinet […]

Intra-Africa trade remains ‘difficult’ amid forex shortage, poor infrastructure — Standard Bank’s report

Intra-country trade in 10 key African countries remains difficult amid currency volatility and international capital flight, as business struggle to find the foreign currency, most notably the dollar, needed to pay for imports, according to the 2023 Standard Bank Africa Trade Barometer (ATB). The key finding in the study conducted by Standard Bank, Africa’s largest […]

Algeria to train Tunisian Special Forces

Tunisian Special Forces will be trained by Algerian army under an agreement signed lately between the two neighboring countries of the Maghreb, challenged by the terrorist groups. The two North-African countries also agreed to foster bilateral military cooperation to better control border security against arms traffickers and terrorists. Under the accord, Algeria pledged to train […]