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Tunisia’s powerful UGTT union to stage strike tomark 2011 revolution anniversary

Eight years after the popular uprising that ousted President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, Tunisian are back to the streets again as the government and its powerful workers’ union have failed to reach a deal to raise the wages for about 670,000 civil servants. Although praised for its relatively peaceful transition to democracy, Tunisia is still […]

Morocco takes part in UNHRC urgent debate on racism

The UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday held an urgent debate on systemic racism and police brutality at the request of African countries amid the unrest in the United States and beyond over the death of African American George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis. Participating in the debate, Permanent Representative of Morocco to the […]

Kenya eyes taxing crypto transactions amid market meltdown

The government in Kenya, where about 8.5% of the population owns cryptocurrencies, has drafted a bill to tax crypto transactions in all exchanges in the country, even as the global crypto market undergoes a mass meltdown. The Capital Markets (Amendment) Bill, 2022 would allow for the taxation of crypto exchanges, digital wallets and transactions. Crypto […]