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WB supports girls & women empowerment in Africa with $365 Mln funding

The World Bank Board has approved $365 million in International Development Association (IDA) financing to increase girls’ and women’s access to learning, economic opportunities, and utilization of health services, and to strengthen the institutional capacity for gender equality in Western and Central Africa. The Sub-Saharan Africa Women’s Empowerment and Demographic Dividend Plus project (SWEDD+) has […]

Tunisia: Police, civilians clash amid unrest in Mezzouna

Clashes were reported between protesters and Police in the town of Mezzouna, in Tunisia’s Sidi Bouzid Governorate, after three students were killed following the collapse of a school wall. Widespread public anger was sparked by the incident, and demonstrations were held, according to sources cited by Al-Quds Al-Arabi. Several individuals were hospitalized after sustaining serious […]

Russia Set to Expand Arms Sales in North African Markets

Russia is set to expand its share in the arms markets by increasing sales to the North African states of Morocco and Tunisia besides its largest client in the region, Algeria, at a regional context marked by a surge of terrorist activities.  “Military cooperation between Russia and Muslim countries, especially in North Africa, is building up. Morocco, […]