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Football: CAF has chosen two very different options for C1 & C2

The 2019-2020 Confederation Cup (C2) will end in Morocco behind closed doors, with the semi-finals on 22 September and the final on 27 September in Rabat. The Champions League (C1), meanwhile, will be contested in the form of two-legged matches between the Moroccan and Egyptian clubs still in contention. For the C1, the Confederation of […]

Fitch Ratings downgrades Tunisia to ‘CCC’

Fitch Ratings has downgraded Tunisia’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to ‘CCC’ from ‘B-‘, reported Tunisian News Agency TAP. The agency said that the downgrade to ‘CCC’ reflects heightened fiscal and external liquidity risks in the context of further delays in agreeing on a new program with the IMF after the political changes of […]

Turkey, Egypt to cooperate on natural gas, nuclear power

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country looks forward to cooperating with Egypt on natural gas and nuclear power, following a visit to Ankara by Egyptian president Sissi during which trade cooperation deals were also signed. The two countries are willing to strengthen cooperation in the fields of trade, defense, health, energy, and the […]