There have been renewed protests in a Tunisian town, Sbeitla, triggered by reports that a young man injured during clashes last week had died in hospital. Soldiers were deployed to government buildings in the town after protesters tried to storm the town’s police station. Read more : Ugandan soldiers finally …
Read More »Egypt begins vaccination against the covid-19 pandemic
Egypt, the most populous Arab nation has begun the process of vaccinating its more than 100 million citizens against the coronavirus. The country has recorded nearly 9,000 deaths from the disease. The first recipients of a vaccine were a doctor and a nurse. They were given a Chinese-made injection. Vaccines …
Read More »Libyan Dialogue agrees on steps for interim government
Libya’s political Dialogue team have adopted a mechanism to select and appoint the next executive authority that will rule the country for an interim period. It’s a deal that has been in the making for two months, following an agreement last year to hold presidential and parliamentary elections in December. …
Read More »Tunisian president calls on protesters to calm down
The Tunisian president has urged protesters to desist from vandalizing private and public properties. Kaïs Saïed met with residents of Ettadhamen city, Monday. It comes after a fourth consecutive day of protests across the country. Protesters are battling against social and economic crisis. “Through you, I want to speak to …
Read More »Tunisian revolution: Violent clashes still continue
In the Tunisian capital, Tunis, and several other cities across the country, there have been more clashes between protesters and police. In Ettadhamen, a neighbourhood close to the capital Tunis, the youth hurled rocks at riot police, who responded with teargas Sunday was the third night of tension which officials …
Read More »Commemoration of the 10 years of Tunisian revolution
Tunisia on Thursday commemorated the 10th anniversary since the flight into exile of iron-fisted President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, pushed from power in a popular revolt that foreshadowed strife and civil war in the region, known as the Arab Spring. But there were no festive celebrations marking the revolution …
Read More »Algeria Will Share its COVID-19 Vaccine Doses with Tunisia
Algeria will share its COVID-19 vaccine doses with Tunisia in the spirit of fraternity between the two countries as confirmed by the Tuniaisan Foreign Minister Othman Jerandi on Thursday. “Among the calls I made this time, I had a call with my counterpart, the Algerian Foreign Minister, about the possibility …
Read More »To fight against the spread of covid-19, Algeria approves Sputnik V
Algeria’s health officials have approved the use of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus in the country. A first on the African continent. The Algerian Ministry of Pharmaceutical Industry has given the authorization for the emergency use of the Sputnik V vaccine manufactured by Russia. This information was also confirmed by …
Read More »Nil Dam: new attempt between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt
Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt resumed Sunday, trilateral negotiations on the filling and exploitation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Nil. Each country has its position on the planned works. Between ambitions and fear, we must find the right balance. To believe the Anadolu Agency, matters relating to the …
Read More »Egypt: green light for the chinese vaccine ‘sinopharm’
Egypt authorized the use of anti covid-19 vaccine developed by the chinese laboratory Sinopharm. The announcement was done by the Egyptian Minister of Health and Population, Hala Zayed, as reported our colleagues of Jeune Afrique. After therefore a first batch of vaccine comprising 50 000 doses delivered in December, Egypt …
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