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Gabon launches rail modernization project worth $600 mln

Gabonese authorities said the modernization of its sole railway spanning 650 kilometers would amount to 600 million dollars. A deal was signed with rail operator Setrag to upgrade the railway connecting Port of Owendo to Franceville, local media reported. The government shall contribute with 220 million dollars with the remaining sum to be offered by […]

Morocco-Brazil trade exchanges up 18.2 % in Q1 2022

Trade exchanges between Morocco and Brazil reached $466.3 million in the first quarter of 2022, or 18.2 pc increase compared to the same period of last year. According to data released by Brazil’s economy ministry, Moroccan exports to Brazil dropped to $223.5 million in Quarter 1 2022 from $251.8 million recorded from January to March […]

Tunisia: Journalists’ union slams arrest of reporter for criticizing President, Interior ministry

The National Union of Tunisian Journalists, SNJT, has condemned the arrest Thursday of Chahrazed Akacha for criticizing the management of the interior ministry and called for her immediate release. Following this call, the journalist’s lawyer Samir Dilou announced this Friday, April 15 that Chahrazad Akacha has been released. The National Union of Tunisian Journalists warned […]