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Tunisia: President in Hot Water for ‘Facilitating’ Hajj for Relatives

President Beji Caid Essebsi of Tunisia has been accused of sneaking members of his family and relatives in the official Tunisian delegation to perform this year’s Hajj in Saudi Arabia. The tirade published by Acharaa Al Magharibi media points out that relatives of the President will freely travel to Saudi Arabia for the pilgrimage, which […]

Arab Monetary Fund supports Morocco’s financial & banking sector with $277 Mln loan

The Arab Monetary Fund has agreed to provide Morocco a $277 Million loan to support the country’s financial and banking sector and enable it maintain its economic stability amid a soaring global inflation due to the Russia-Ukraine war. The loan, announced on Thursday by the fund, will strengthen control & supervision of Moroccan financial and […]

Macron in Cameroon slams ‘hypocrisy’ on African nations

Global food crisis is one of Russia’s “weapons of war“, said French President Emmanuel Macron during a visit to Cameroon on Tuesday (26 July), dismissing suggestions Western sanctions were to blame. It’s Macron’s first foreign trip since his re-election as he seeks to reset France’s post-colonial relationship with the continent. The French leader specifically denounced […]