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Tunisia: Interior Minister designated as new PM

President Kais Saied of Tunisia designated Saturday caretaker Interior Minister Hichem Mechichi as Prime Minister in replacement of Elyes Fakhfakh who resigned few days ago on the backdrop of conflict of interest case levelled against him. The 46-year old lawyer was chosen by the Tunisian leader who scorned various candidacies proposed by parties represented in […]

Relaxation of UN embargo on arms exports to Congo hailed as ‘injustice righted’

The United Nations Security Council has just adopted a resolution relaxing the embargo on arms exports to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a decision hailed by Kinshasa as an “injustice repaired”. The resolution removes language that previously required countries to inform the Security Council and its 15 members of any sale of arms or […]

Morocco diversifies vaccine sources to maintain campaign uninterrupted

Morocco looks to diversify the vaccines it is administering as part of a mass vaccination campaign in an international context where demand exceeds offer. Morocco has already received 8.5 million doses, including 7 million doses from AstraZeneca and the rest from Chinese Sinopharm. The country expects to obtain 1 million doses from Russia’s Sputnik, 2 […]