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Egypt’s urban inflation sees slight dip, yet pressures persist

Egypt’s urban inflation rate has experienced a slight reduction for the fourth consecutive month, falling to 24% in January, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) on February 10. This marks a modest decline from the 24.1% recorded in December 2024. On a year-on-year comparison, inflation has dropped by 0.8 percentage […]

Tunisia: State of emergency extended for another month

President Caid Essebsi Monday extended for another month the state of emergency in place in Tunisia since November 2015 following a deadly attack that hit the presidential protection team. The extension of the nationwide state of emergency from February 5 to March 6 was taken after consultation with the Prime Minister and the Speaker of […]

Angola’s diamond sector to be advanced by new De Beers deal with state-owned companies

London-based De Beers Group and Angolan state-owned companies have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) pledging to collaborate on opportunities to increase diamond production, to advance Angola’s alluvial mining sector and enhance social development for the benefit of the country’s citizens. To support these objectives, the MoU was inked between De Beers and Angola’s National […]