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Egypt : Political Parties Cooperating on Electoral Law, Nour Party Absent

Eleven political parties attended the first dialogue meeting with Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab to discuss possible amendments that could be made to the articles that have been ruled as unconstitutional. An agreement is yet to be reached but Mahlab is optimistic that they are very close to it. The Nour Party, the country’s only Islamic […]

Tunisia launches its Covid 19 contact tracing application

The Ehmi application, available on Android and currently being validated on iOS, was developed free of charge by a Tunisian start-up that usually creates digital marketing tools for foreign companies. If a person using the application tests positive, the Observatory of Emerging Diseases (ONME) will warn other users who have crossed paths with the phone, […]

Algeria: Sahara desert agriculture a success

Algiers has shifted its attention to agriculture after warnings from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund of the necessity to diversify its oil based economy. Recent studies have claimed that its reserves are depleting. Agriculture is now the booming sector in the country and provides more employment than the oil industry after hefty […]