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Tunisia backpedals to autocracy

Tunisia has long been hailed as an Arab Spring success story in terms of democratic reform. But on the back of economic hurdles, Tunisia’s freely elected President is burning the ladder that brought him to power tightening his power grab, idling elected institutions and cracking down on dissent. Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have […]

AfDB lends Togo $103mln to support climate resilient farming

The African Development Bank approved a loan of 102.7 million dollars to help Togo farmers boost their resilience to climate change and foster sustainable agricultural practices. The funding also aims at helping farmers reduce greenhouse gas emissions and provides support for small irrigation systems covering at least 39,179 ha, in addition to the provision of […]

Russia–Africa Forum: Moscow refuses again Polisario’s participation, dealing another blow to Algerian Regime

Moscow has excluded the Algeria-backed Polisario separatists from participating in the first ministerial conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum, dealing another humiliating blow to the ruling Algerian junta. Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita is representing the Kingdom in the two-day event which opened Saturday in the city of Sochi. The conference is attended by government […]