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Tunisia: Lawmaker threatens PM with execution if government agrees to EU deal

A member of the Tunisian parliament has called on Prime Minister Youssef Chahed to walk away from a trade deal with the European Union (EU) or face execution for treason should the deal go ahead, The New Arab reports. The threat came from Faiçel Tebbini, head of the Farmers’ Voice Party, in connection with a […]

Despite its mineral wealth, Africa accounts for only 2.4% of global GDP — ECOWAS

Africa accounts for only 2.4% of global Gross Domestic Products (GDP), although the continent has approximately 30% of the earth’s remaining mineral resources, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) revealed last week. Despite Africa’s disproportionately low share of the global GDP, the continent has the largest reserves of precious metals with over 40% of […]

Libya: HCS members urge Abdul Hamid Dbeibah to relinquish power peacefully to HoR-backed Fathi Bashagha

A group of members of the High Council of State (HCS) has called on Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, one of Libya’s two rival Prime Ministers, to hand over power peacefully to his foe Fathi Bashagha, designated by the House of Representatives (HoR), the parliament of the oil-rich African country. The group issued a statement calling on […]