Tunisia orders lifting of coronavirus lockdown

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In December 2010, a college graduate who worked as a street vendor set himself on fire in the city of Sidi Bouzid to protest unemployment, corruption and the continued police state. A spate of other protests followed and spread throughout the country. As many as 10,000 people took to the streets of

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Tunisia Nears Zero Coronavirus Cases As it Eyes Tourism

Now on the verge of being the first country in North Africa to reopen its borders, its people are torn between economic and health

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Africa: Six Charts That Show Sub-Saharan Africa's Sharpest Economic Contraction Since the 1970s

Document - Economic activity this year will be significantly lower than projected in the April 2020 Regional Economic Outlook for sub-Saharan Africa. Real GDP is now forecast to contract by 3.2 percent in sub-Saharan Africa, double the contraction envisaged in April.

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Tunisia: National Anti-Coronavirus Committee Prepares for Total Health Quarantine Lifting

Tunis/Tunisia — Preparations for the total the health quarantine lifting as of June 15 and measures to be taken pending the opening of borders as of June 27, were at heart of the National Anti-Coranavirus Committee, held on Wednesday afternoon at La Kasbah under chairmanship of Prime Minister Elyes

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World War II: Fighting in North Africa and Italy

In June 1940, as fighting was winding down in France, the pace of operations quickened in the Mediterranean. The area was vital for Britain, which needed to maintain access to the Suez Canal in order to remain in close contact with the rest of its empire. Following Italys declaration of war on

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Cape Town not hospitable for Hilton as it relinquishes CBD hotel

Global hotel chain will no longer operate Hilton Cape Town City Centre property from this weekend, as industry continues to struggle.

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Tripoli, Libya (7th Century BCE- )

Tripoli has been the capital of Libya since its independence in 1951. Tripoli is the largest city in the country and in 2002 it had an estimated population of 1,223,300 people. The city is also the chief seaport, commercial, transport, communication, and industrial center of Libya. Tripoli is

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ANGOLA : Stake in Movicel up for grabs - 01/04/2020 - West Africa Newsletter

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Tunisia: UGTT Against Cut of Workers' Wages As Part of Austerity Policy Adopted By Government (Hfaiedh Hfaiedh)

Tunis/Tunisia — The Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT) rejects the cut of wages for the public sector and civil service employees as part of the austerity policy adopted by the government, UGTT Deputy Secretary-General Hfaiedh Hfaiedh said on

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Abercrombie-Winstanley, Gina Kay (1957- )

Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley, the first woman diplomat to lead a U.S. consulate in the gender conservative Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, also serves as the U.S. Ambassador to Malta (appointed in 2011). Gina Kay Abercrombie was born in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, where her mother was a secretary and her

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Africa: The Curious Case of COVID-19 in Africa

[IPS] New York -With very weak health systems and overall capacity constraints to effectively respond to the deadly coronavirus disease, Africa's fate against the invisible enemy, was going to be nothing short of catastrophic according to early predictions. Although Africa is yet to reach its

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Africa: Sub-Saharan Africa - A Cautious Reopening

[IMF] Washington, DC - The regional outlook has deteriorated sharply since the April 2020 Regional Economic Outlook report release. Sub-Saharan Africa's economy is now expected to contract by 3.2 percent in 2020; double the contraction expected in April. This will contribute to poverty increase

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Abū al-Ḥasan ʿAlī

Abū al-Ḥasan ʿAlī , (born c. 1297—died May 24, 1351, Hintato, Mor.), Marīnid sultan of Morocco (reigned 1331–51) who increased the territories of his dynasty and, for a brief time, created a united North African

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South Africa: President Cyril Ramaphosa Mourns Passing of Actress Mary Twala

Press Release - President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his deep sadness at the passing of veteran actor and Esteemed Member of the Order of Ikhamanga, Ms Mary Twala.

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New Comesa plan set to ease movement of goods

The electronic certificate of origin (eCO) System, developed under the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) digital free trade area will fast-track movement of goods, enhancing intra-regional

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Egypt

Unrest spread throughout the Middle East in January 2011. First, Tunisias president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali stepped down amid widespread protests against corruption, unemployment, and the repressive police state. Demonstrations followed in Yemen and Algeria. In Egypt, opposition groups and

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North Africa: US, France Confirm Death of Key al-Qaida Emir in Africa

Officials with U.S. Africa Command Saturday confirmed the death of Abdelmalek Droukdel, the emir of al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), citing an independent assessment of a June 3 operation led by

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49th INTERNATIONAL AFRICAN ARTS FESTIVAL LIVE STREAMED | Dallas Weekly

For the first time in its 49 year history, the International African Arts Festival (IAAFestival), one of the nation’s longestrunning cultural festivals, will be LIVE streamed via their website www.iaafestival.org from 7pm to 9pm on Saturday, July 4th and, on Saturday, July 11th. This decision by

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Unemployed Tunisians seek laws guaranteeing jobs

Demonstrators demanded the adoption of a law that would guarantee jobs for anyone with a diploma who has been unemployed for more than 10

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Libya

Anti-government demonstrations gripped several countries in the Middle East in early 2011, and protests in Libya followed those in Egypt, Tunisia, and Bahrain. The crackdown by the government in Libya, however, was the most vicious. The protesters took to the streets on Feb. 16 in Benghazi, the

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DRC : No way out of purgatory for Dan Gertler - 01/04/2020 - West Africa Newsletter

With the Congolese president Félix Tshisekedi cutting Dan Gertler out of the loop to develop his own networks in Israel - 01/04/2020

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Outspoken Libyan princess Alia Al Senussi supports ‘New Saudi’ art scene

Princess Alia Al Senussi speaks to Inspire Middle East

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Africa: Lawyers Petition Court to Postpone Elections in Africa

Pan African Lawyers Union (Palu) has moved to the African Court on Human Rights and People's Rights in Arusha to have elections scheduled in 21 African countries postponed, citing the negative impact of the coronavirus

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Tunisia health workers demand reforms amid virus fight

Thousands of health workers in Tunisia on Wednesday (June 17) took to the streets to demand reform in the country’s health

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Global force: Sho Madjozi bags international recording deal

The 'John Cena' hit-maker and past BET Award winner now becomes the only South African to be signed to Epic Records.

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Kenya, Djibouti split regional votes for non-permanent UNSC seat

Kenya and Djibouti will later today know which of them will take Africa’s non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security

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Tunisia 'won't accept a divided Libya'- President

Tunisian President Kais Saied said his country would not accept a divided Libya at a news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris

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Perry, Cynthia Shepard (1928- )

Cynthia Shepard Perry, a Republican and 25 year career diplomat, has served three Republican presidents. President Ronald Reagan appointed her as Chief of Education and Human Resources of the U.S. Agency for International Development where she served from 1982 to 1986, and named her Ambassador to

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Tunisia recovers bodies of sub-Saharan African migrants

The bodies of about 20 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa were recovered from waters off Tunisia, a legal official said, as a search was launched for 30

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