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EU helps Tunisia in fight against coronavirus with €250 million

The European Union (EU) said it would grant Tunisia €250 million to help it face the coronavirus pandemic and address adverse socioeconomic effects of the outbreak. The grant was announced Saturday by the bloc’s envoy to the country, Patrice Bergamini, in a Tweet. The EU official also announced that funds earmarked for the Health Sector […]

Algeria: Senior officers arrested over contact with presidential hopeful

Thirteen high ranking military officers have been arrested in Algeria at the orders of the army chief of staff Gaid Salah over alleged contact and support for retired army general Ali Ghediri who became last month the first figure in the country to announce his plans to run for April 2019 presidential elections. Local media […]

Nigeria’s Dangote refinery begins operations, promising energy independence

Nigeria has achieved a historic milestone with the commencement of petrol production at the new $20 billion Dangote refinery near Lagos. Boasting a capacity of 650,000 barrels per day, it’s now Africa’s largest refinery and is poised to alleviate Nigeria’s persistent fuel shortages. The refinery aims to reduce Nigeria’s heavy reliance on imported oil products, […]