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Tunisia: Detained runoff candidate set free ahead of Sunday polls

Businessman and candidate for Sunday runoff was freed Wednesday after the court of cassation approved his release request. Media mogul Nabil Karoui was detained on August 23 on money laundering and tax evasion following a lawsuit lodged by NGO “I Watch”. His party, Heart of Tunisia repeatedly demanded his release but the investigation department of […]

France fumes over expulsion of two French journalists by Burkina Faso

France’s foreign ministry Monday slammed Burkina Faso’s Saturday decision to expel two French journalists from the West African country. Authorities of the African country expelled Sophie Douce and Agnès Faivre respectively correspondents of Le Monde and Liberation after they were questioned by the country’s police directorate. Liberation reported that the army committed abuses against adolescents […]

CSIS: Morocco, Biggest Winner from U.S.-China Competition for Critical Minerals and Their Supply Chains

Morocco has emerged as the major winner from the competition engaged between the United States and China for control of the supply chain of critical minerals, used in clean energy transition and electric vehicle (EV) batteries, says the U.S. Center for Strategic and International Studies. In August 2022, the U.S. passed the Inflation Reduction Act […]