The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Rwanda announced early on Thursday that 164 refugees and asylum seekers were transferred overnight from Libya to Rwanda under an emergency evacuation arrangement. According to the agency, the latest relocation brings the total number of evacuees moved from Libya to Rwanda since 2019 to 2,924. Of […]
Tunisia has been chosen to host the 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development, TICAD, scheduled for 2022, Japan’s embassy to Tunisia announced on Thursday. “Initiated by Japan’s government since 1993, this international conference aims to speed up political dialogues between African leaders and development partners on challenges facing the Continent. It is a multi-lateral […]
The long awaited Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Algeria and the European Union, expected to enter into force Sept.1, risks to be botched up as Algerian political leaders, businessmen and economists continue to criticize the deal as imbalanced, warning it will undermine the country’s economic sovereignty. Despite years of preparations, the free trade deal is […]
