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Algiers summons Tunisian ambassador over minister’s reference to Algeria as communist state

The Algerian Foreign Ministry Sunday summoned Tunisia’s ambassador to protest recent comments by a Tunisian minister referring to Algeria as “a communist state”. Abdelmajid Ferchichi was summoned to the Foreign Ministry to provide clarification over the remarks on Algeria made by minister for local affairs Riadh Mouakher in Rome on May 4. Algiers has condemned […]

Africa: A 4% growth rate in 2023, outpacing IMF’s global forecast — AfDB report

The African Development Bank predicts the continent’s growth will be stronger-than-expected at 4% this year. Its cautiously optimistic economic outlook is partly based on the expectation that China will continue to re-open after three years of strict Covid-19 policies “Despite the confluence of multiple shocks, growth across all five African regions was positive in 2022- […]

Russia bans vegetable imports from Egypt over contamination fears

Russia’s Federal Service for the Oversight of Consumer Protection and Welfare has barred all imports  of various types of vegetables and fruits from producers of several countries including Egypt over fear of contaminations,  Arab Finance reports. The move, according to the federal service, is meant to prevent large-scale infectious diseases among the population. The ban […]