MasterCard, Copal ink partnership agreement to launch family payments mobile app in Egypt

MasterCard has inked a partnership agreement with Copal to launch Egypt’s first family digital payment and expenses management mobile application, Arab Finance reports, citing a press release. The app aims to spread E-banking services by integrating youth into the banking system and the formal economy in a way that achieve Egypt’s financial inclusion goals, the […]

Algeria: Army to fly over 800 supporters to Egypt for AFCON final

The Algerian army has mobilized six military aircraft to fly 870 Algerians to Egypt as the national soccer team lock horns with Senegal Friday at the final of the African Cup of Nations, AFCON. The army Monday said it added three additional aircraft to fly 270 more supporters. Algeria joined Senegal Sunday for the AFCON […]

Tunisia: UGTT says targeted by authorities for refusing to endorse ongoing national dialogue

Noureddine Taboubi, Secretary General of Tunisia’s powerful labor union UGTT, revealed Thursday that the organization is being targeted by the government after it returned down President Kais Saied’s proposal to be part of the national dialogue expected to discuss a new Constitution for a new Republic. Taboubi did not reveal further details about the harassment […]