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Tunisia Protests UK Arline Electronics Ban

The Tunisian Foreign Ministry said that it has summoned the UK’s ambassador to protest against a decision to ban passengers on flights from Tunisia from carrying their electronic gadgets in cabin. The UK has banned carrying in cabin electronic devices larger than a mobile phone including laptops and tablets for security reasons. The ban requires […]

Tunisia: EU to send 100 observers to monitor legislative, presidential elections

The European Union will send 100 observers for September snap presidential elections and October parliamentary polls at the demand of the Tunisian government and the electoral commission. The observers will monitor the electoral process, campaigns, the voting process and will make recommendations for the following election, Marie-Violette César, deputy Chief of the EU mission in […]

China Development Bank to support SMEs in Africa with $400-million loan to Cairo-based Afreximbank

The China Development Bank (CDB) and the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) inked Monday August 28 a $400-mllion loan to be used to support the financing of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across Africa. President of CDB, Mr. Tan Jiong, and President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Afreximbank, Prof. Benedict Oramah, signed the […]