Tunisia: Lawmakers slam the 2015 supplementary finance bill

Tunisian lawmakers have criticized at a plenary session the 2015 supplementary finance bill saying that is does not match the aspirations of the Tunisian people. While the majority of Tunisian lawmakers threw their support behind the anti-terrorist bill last week, the MPs were very critical of the supplementary finance bill discussed at a parliamentary plenary […]

Tunisia: Two soldiers killed by landmine in terrorist-haunted zone

Tunisia’s defense ministry indicated Tuesday two of its soldiers died after a landmine exploded near the Algerian border. “Two soldiers died, one last night and the second early this morning, after they were injured in a landmine explosion in Mount Mghila on Monday,” the ministry’s spokesman Belhassen Oueslati told the media. The ministry did not […]

Africa: Digital transformation in banking industry well underway — report

Banking access across Africa has increased in 2022, with 48% of the population having access to banking services, compared to 45% in 2017, according to the latest edition of the African Digital Banking Transformation Report, that attributes the growth to the popularity of mobile money and digital banking. Overall, the new survey paints a picture […]