North Africa
Fri, 03 Sep 2021 11:24:41 GMTEthiopia: Govt Says It Is 'Right Sizing' Its Diplomatic Outposts
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ambassador Dina Mufti, the Spokesperson of of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), gave the Ministry's biweekly press briefing yesterday to local and international media discussing top political, economic and citize...
Fri, 03 Sep 2021 13:09:37 GMTEgypt: Egyptian Culture Is Active At Local, Regional and Int'l Levels
[Egypt Online] Minister of Culture Inas Abdel Dayem said on Friday that arts and culture in Egypt are very active at the local, regional and international levels under the rule of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi.
Fri, 03 Sep 2021 13:03:38 GMTEgypt: Trade Min. - Egypt Attaches Great Importance to Boosting Ties With UAE
[Egypt Online] Trade and Industry Minister Nivine Gamea said that Egypt attaches great importance to promoting cooperation with the United Arab Emirates in the economic, trade and investment domains.
Fri, 03 Sep 2021 12:54:51 GMTTunisia: Unft and American Bar Association Sign Agreement to Replace Incarceration By Voluntary Civil Service
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The National Union of Tunisian Women (UNFT) signed Thursday a partnership agreement with the American Bar Association for the benefit of women prisoners and child offenders to replace incarceration by voluntary...
Fri, 03 Sep 2021 12:44:23 GMTNigeria: Trafficking - NAPTIP Reunites 22 Tripoli-Bound Victims With Families
[This Day] The National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons (NAPTIP), Sokoto State Command, has reunited 22 victims of human trafficking rescued from Niger Republic recently.
Fri, 03 Sep 2021 12:02:39 GMTTunisia: Saied Carries On Talks to Get Country Out of Crisis (Jerandi)
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Head of State Kais Saied is carrying on his talks with the various national actors to get the country out of the political bickering that hinders development, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisian...
Fri, 03 Sep 2021 12:54:49 GMTTunisia: Covid-19 - Medenine Reports 2 More Fatalities and 112 Infections
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The governorate of Medenine reported 2 more coronavirus deaths and 122 infections in the last 24 hours, taking the death toll to 1,054 and the number of recoveries to 28,520.
Fri, 03 Sep 2021 16:03:47 GMTAlgeria: Algeria Suffers From Devastating Wildfires and Faces Big Challenges in Addressing Them
[Daily Maverick] Dozens of forest fires have raged through forest areas across northern Algeria. So far at least 90 people have reportedly died as a consequence. What must be done to manage them better?
Thu, 02 Sep 2021 11:58:35 GMTEthiopia: Ethiopia Shuts Down Embassy in Algeria
[Nation] The Ethiopian government on Wednesday announced it had closed its embassy in Algiers as it began to cut costs on its foreign policy obligations.
Fri, 03 Sep 2021 12:22:48 GMTAfrica: Morocco Beats Sudan As Algeria Scores Eight Against Djibouti
[CAF] Reigning African champions Algeria got off to a perfect start in their Group A qualifying campaign of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup, defeating Djibouti 8-0 in Blida on Thursday night. While Morocco defeated visitors Sudan 2-0 in Rabat to top Gr...
Fri, 03 Sep 2021 08:00:20 GMTTunisia: Detention Warrant Against Magistrate Intercepted in Possession of Foreign Currencies
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The investigating judge at the Economic and Financial Judicial Division issued a detention warrant against the magistrate intercepted recently in Monastir in possession of a sum of money in dinars and foreign c...
Thu, 02 Sep 2021 15:29:02 GMTTunisia: Kef-Covid-19 - 5 Deaths, 80 More Infections
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Regional Directorate of Health in Kef announced on Thursday that the region has recorded 5 deaths and 80 additional infections by the coronavirus following the publication of the results of 189 tests taken ...
Thu, 02 Sep 2021 15:29:00 GMTTunisia: Covid-19 Vaccine Efficacy Down 10 to 20 Percent Against Mu Variant (Virologist)
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The latest experimental data show a 10 to 20% drop in the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines against the new Mu variant, reported for the first time on January 2021 in Colombia and identified by the World Health Org...
Thu, 02 Sep 2021 11:58:35 GMTKenya/Tunisia: Kenyans Nurse Wounds As Tunisia Fly Continent's Flag High
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Thu, 02 Sep 2021 08:37:03 GMTAlgeria: Algeria Suffers From Devastating Wildfires, but Faces Big Challenges in Addressing Them
[The Conversation Africa] Dozens of forest fires have raged through forest areas across northern Algeria. So far at least 90 people have reportedly died as a consequence. Natural hazard expert, António Bento-Gonçalves, provides insights into wildfi...
Wed, 01 Sep 2021 15:38:47 GMTTunisia: Italian Waste Case - Green Tunisia Network Reacts to Official Statements and Calls for Repatriation of Containers to Italy
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Network of Green Tunisia (Le réseau Tunisie verte) which campaigns for the preservation of the environment, commented on the recent statements made by Director-General of the «Environment and Life Quality...
Thu, 02 Sep 2021 08:08:28 GMTTunisia: Kaïs Saied Recommends Continuing Intensive Vaccination Days
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- President Kaïs Saied recommended continuing intensive vaccination days in coordination with military health teams, official structures, national organisations, civil society components and volunteers.
Thu, 02 Sep 2021 08:08:27 GMTTunisia: Bizerte-Covid-19 - 2 Deaths and 143 People Tested Positive
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Two more deaths due to COVID-19 have been recorded in the governorate of Bizerte during the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of dead to 1,118 people since the spread of the epidemic.
Thu, 02 Sep 2021 08:08:25 GMTTunisia: Journalists' Union Calls On President to Protect Press Freedom
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The National Union of Tunisian Journalists (SNJT) denounced, on Wednesday, the "violent" police attacks against journalists, while covering a protest movement in Bourguiba Avenue in Tunis this evening.
Wed, 01 Sep 2021 15:40:47 GMTTunisia: Covid-19 - Siliana Sees Surge in Infections
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- 53 COVID-19 infections were logged during the past 24 hours in Siliana, bringing the caseload to 14,797.
Wed, 01 Sep 2021 15:40:47 GMTTunisia: Covid-19 - Tunisia Targets Vaccination of 50 Percent of Population By End of October (Who)
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- With more than 35% of the population having received at least one dose and nearly 20% of people fully vaccinated, Tunisia is targeting the inoculation of 50% of its population by the end of October, the World H...
Wed, 01 Sep 2021 15:40:44 GMTTunisia: Tunisia to Take Part in Torino Fashion Match 2021, November 15-18
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Tunisia, which is a member of the European Enterprise and Innovation Network (EEN), is taking part in the new digital edition of the Torino Fashion Match 2021, scheduled for November 15-18, as part of the Torin...
Wed, 01 Sep 2021 10:08:03 GMTTunisia: Women's Entrepreneurship - Applications for Pitch Competition At Francophonie Summit Now Open
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- On the occasion of the 2021 Francophonie Summit to be hosted by Djerba on November 20-21, TheNextWomenTunisia and AfricanPropaganda are organising in partnership with the French Institute of Tunisia, a pitch co...
Wed, 01 Sep 2021 09:09:18 GMTEgypt: Egypt Exerted Tireless Efforts to Develop Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework - Minister
[Egypt Online] Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad said Egypt has exerted tireless efforts as the President of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 14) to develop the post-2020 global biodiversity framework, des...
Wed, 01 Sep 2021 09:09:15 GMTEgypt: Tourism Min. Probes Filming Regulations At Archeological Sites With SCA Officials
[Egypt Online] Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled Al-Anani chaired a meeting of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) board of directors on Tuesday evening 31/8/2021.
Wed, 01 Sep 2021 09:09:12 GMTEgypt: Key Initiatives to Be Launched During Egypt-Int'l Coop. Forum to Enhance Multilateral Cooperation
[Egypt Online] Many key international and regional initiatives will be launched during the first edition of "Egypt - International Cooperation Forum (ICF): Engaging for Impact" that will be held on September 8-9 under the patronage of President Abdel...
Fri, 03 Sep 2021 08:01:10 GMTTunisia: Head of State Receives President of Bar Association and Ltdh Officials
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- President Kais Saied, received, on Thursday afternoon, at Carthage Palace, President of the National Bar Association, Brahim Bouderbala, Secretary-General of the Tunisian League for Human Rights, Bachir Laabidi...
Thu, 02 Sep 2021 15:29:03 GMTTunisia: Increase of Average Bank Liquidity Needs in July 2021 (Bct)
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The average need for bank liquidity increased significantly in July 2021 to reach 10.384 million dinars (MD), against 8.088 MD the previous month, according to the latest note on economic and monetary developme...
Thu, 02 Sep 2021 08:08:28 GMTTunisia: Nabeul-Covid-19 - 2 More Deaths and 84 Newly Infected
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Two people died in the governorate of Nabeul from the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, bringing to 1,364 the number of victims of the pandemic in the region, Omar Selimi, Director of Preventive Health in Nabeu...
Wed, 01 Sep 2021 11:43:27 GMTTunisia: Covid-19 Test Positivity Rate Drops to 15.59%
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The positivity rate of COVID-19 tests has dropped to 15.59%, according to a press release issued by the Health Ministry on Wednesday.