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Tunisia: UGTT Draws Line in the Sand about Participation in Unity Government

Tunisia’s powerful labor union UGTT Wednesday underlined its rejection of President Essebsi’s invitation to join the future unity government currently under discussion. The UGTT said in a statement that as a union it is not “its role to join any government.” The UGTT decision was made after a board meeting discussed President Caid Essebsi’s call […]

Rabat, Capital of South-South Cooperation

The Parliamentary Dialogue Forum of Senates and Equivalent Councils of Africa, the Arab world, Latin America and the Caribbean has proclaimed the city of Rabat the capital of South-South cooperation. The proclamation came in the Final Statement released after the conclusion of the first day of the event, praising Morocco’s efforts in being a leader […]

UN Security Council, US warn of imminent ‘large-scale massacre’, ethnic cleansing in Sudan’s North Darfur

A senior US official has warned of an impending “large-scale massacre” in Sudan’s North Darfur region, echoing an earlier “deep concern” expressed by the UN Security Council over an imminent attack on the city of al-Fashir by a paramilitary group. The more than 2 million people in al-Fashir are “on the precipice of a large-scale […]