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Tunisia declares war on pandemic as cases spike

“We are at war! We have lost the fight because of a set of measures but we will win the war!” Kais Saied told the army and police top brass. Tunisia has imposed a partial lockdown and a nationwide night curfew for two weeks with the aim of curbing the spike in cases and deaths […]

MEPs want to hold Algeria & Polisario to account for blocking new UN Sahara Envoy

A group of members of European Parliament has called on EU foreign policy chief Josep Borell to disclose the party or parties that rejected the candidacy of former Romanian PM Petre Roman as new UN Sahara envoy in replacement of German Horst Köhler. In a written question addressed to the EU’s top diplomat, seven members […]

Morocco targets economic diversification to secure long-term growth

Morocco has taken a series of reforms to diversify the triggers of growth for its economy away from dependence on agriculture, phosphates and tourism through developing competitive industries and diversifying its trading partners. Agriculture weights about 15% of the Moroccan economy making the amount of rainfall key to influence economic performance. Last year, cereals output […]