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Algeria: Technocrats replace political figures in cabinet reshuffle

The Algerian government has been reshuffled bringing in officials from the parastatal and private sector to replace some prominent political figures. Among the eight replaced minsters are the finance, energy and interior ministers. Abderrahmane Benkhelfa will now serve as Finance Minister. Before his nomination, he was the General Delegate of the Association of Banks and […]

UN: Morocco underscores commitment to multilateralism in war on terrorism

Morocco stressed on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly its commitment to multilateralism in the fight against terrorism and made a call for bolstering the GCTF which it chairs together with the Netherlands. Despite the progress made, the fight against terrorist groups is far from being over, said Morocco’s foreign minister Nasser Bourita at […]

Tunisia Joins Common Market for Eastern & Southern Africa

Tunisia has officially been admitted as the 20th member of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA). Tunisia applied for the membership of the grouping in 2016 after being an observer member since 2005. According to the Tunisian foreign ministry, this membership will give Tunisian exports access to the markets of 21 countries […]