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Morocco’s PJD Islamists brace for a defeat in upcoming elections

Morocco’s local, regional and parliamentary elections will be held on September 8 with Islamists standing as the biggest losers after leading two consecutive governments. The PJD candidates have so far failed to convince after a meager performance at the helm of a coalition government. Running up against fierce opponents such as liberal PAM and RNI, […]

Tunisia: Powerful labor union vows to oppose socio-economic reforms requested by lenders

UGTT, Tunisia’s powerful labor union, has pledged to stand in the way of the economic and social reforms wanted by international lenders prior to any financial package to be offered to the North African country. Noureddine Taboubi, leader of the UGTT, on Wednesday took aim at a government document detailing the planned economic and social […]

SADC Summit Okays Kiswahili as official language

The 39th SADC Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government concluded last weekend in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, by a key language announcement and a commitment to the industrialization of the region.   At the summit, member states endorsed Kiswahili as the fourth official language within the SADC community.   Regarding industrialization of the […]