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Ericsson Tunisia workers win landmark deal in union-led victory for labor rights

In a major triumph for trade union strength and workers’ rights, employees at Ericsson Tunisia have secured a groundbreaking collective bargaining agreement (CBA) after more than two years of negotiations. The agreement guarantees that staff transferring from the former Branch Office (BTN) to the newly established local entity, Ericsson Tunisie (ETN), will retain their full […]

Burkina Faso Votes Law Backing Vigilantes Fighting Jihadists

A majority of lawmakers in Burkina Faso voted a new law providing for extending funding and training to local vigilantes in response to the growing firepower of jihadist groups in the Sahel nation. Vigilante groups called koglweogo – “guardians of the bush” in the Moore language – will be the first beneficiaries of the fund. […]

SDX Confirms ‘Significant’ Gas Discovery in Northern Morocco

North Africa focused oil and gas company SDX Energy Inc announced “significant” gas discovery in its LNB-1 well on the Lalla Mimouna permit in northwestern Morocco. The company also announced that it has unearthed two new discoveries, one stands out as it is unlike the company’s other recent discoveries onshore Morocco. the company said in […]