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Tunisia’s Prime Minister-designate names first blind minister in cabinet team

Nominated Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi unveiled Monday his cabinet, which will include the country’s first blind minister. Walid Zidi, 34, will be in charge of the culture portfolio in Mechichi’s 25-minister lineup waiting to be confirmed by the parliament. Zidi is also the first ever blind Tunisian to land a doctorate degree. He graduated […]

EBRD promotes energy transition in Morocco’s mining sector with €13.6Mln Loan

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on Tuesday reaffirmed its support for Morocco’s energy transition by providing a €13.6 million loan to PROCANEQ, a company set up in Morocco in 2016 to provide mining subcontracting services to OCP Group. The EBRD financing, meant to step up the sector’s green transition, will be used […]

Libya: LNA Chief Khalifa Haftar reportedly passed away in Paris

Libya’s warlord and chief of self-proclaimed Libyan National Army (LNA) Khaliaf Haftar has died in Paris after being whisked to a hospital of the French capital over a cerebral bleed caused by a heart attack, local media Libya Express reports. Haftar, Field Marshal aligned with the country’s unpopular east-based administration and internationally recognized parliament, House […]