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Egypt Strives to Attract Foreign Investment

The Egyptian government is putting the final touches on new foreign direct investment (FDI) council to be launched very soon in a bid to drain more foreign capital needed by the North African country to support its battered economy. President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi has given green light for setting up a Higher Council for Investment. […]

Tunisia: Former Presidential candidate Karoui starts hunger strike in prison

Head of Heart of Tunisia party and Former Presidential candidate, Nabil Karoui, started Saturday a hunger strike in prison to protest against his continued detention since December 2020 on money laundering and tax evasion charges. Nazih Souii, lawyer of the media mogul and Nessma TV owner, told state-run news agency TAP that his client is […]

FIFA launches Football for Schools Program in Burundi

World football governing body FIFA will roll out its “Football for Schools Program (F4S) in Burundi, making the African country the 100th worldwide to benefit from the initiative. FIFA President Gianni Infantino inaugurated the program Saturday October 21 at the Urunani Stadium in Buganda, outside capital Bujumbura. The ceremony was attended by the Burundi Minister […]