Year: 2018

COMESA champions regional digital economic integration 
as Somalia, Tunisia seek membership

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THE Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is rallying its member states towards full adoption of digital technologies to tackle the developmental disparities within the bloc and enhancing efficiency in regional economic systems. With only a few weeks ahead of the 20th COMESA heads of state and government summit in Zambia, the 19-member bloc is already drawing regional attention to digital economic integration as the panacea to long-term economic growth and efficient productivity on the continent. The summit will take place in Lusaka on 18-19 July 2018 and…

Algeria Considers Joint Bid with Morocco, Tunisia to Host 2030 World Cup

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Algerian Minister of Youth and Sports Mohamed Hattab said that his country is “ready to study a possible joint bid” with Morocco and Tunisia to organize the 2030 World Cup. Three weeks after Morocco’s bid to host the 2026 World Cup was defeated by the North American United 2026 bid, Algeria has voiced interest in a joint bid to co-host the 2030 World Cup with its neighbours: Morocco and Tunisia. “With the sports infrastructure that was built, Algeria is ready to study a possible joint bid with Morocco and Tunisia for the organization of…

Nearly 580 undocumented migrants held across Turkey

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A total of 577 undocumented migrants were held across Turkey on Monday, according to security sources. In the northwestern province of Edirne, 390 migrants were rounded up in Bosnakoy and Yenikadin districts said coast guard sources, who asked not to be named due to restrictions on speaking to the media. The migrants were from Somalia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Palestine, Iraq, Tunisia and Morocco. Another 142 migrants were held in Canakkale, another northwestern port city. Among them, 78 were from Afghanistan and 64 were Iraqi nationals. In the Aegean sea coast…

UK ministers to fund Saatchi campaign for Tunisian government

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Critics dismiss project as PR campaign designed to support country’s contested policies The British government is paying M&C Saatchi to run a media campaign for the Tunisian government in an attempt to win voters over reforms that have sparked some of the largest protests in the north African state since the Arab spring. The advertising agency – known for its punchy political advertising for the Conservative party – has been hired to run a campaign “targeted towards the Tunisian public”, according to documents. Its objectives are to “improve public awareness of the…

Trade and infrastructure between China and Tunisia to be promoted

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President Beji Caid Essebsi said that Tunisia attaches great importance to enhance its relations with China in all fields. Essebsi was speaking during a meeting on Friday with a visiting Chinese delegation headed by Chen Min’er, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and secretary of the CPC Chongqing Municipal Committee. Highlighting the longstanding history of mutual trust and cooperation between China and Tunisia, Chen said that China is ready to open up new areas to promote  trade with Tunisia at all…

Forget Santorini, Check Out Sidi Bou Said in Tunisia

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Tourists by the thousands flock to Santorini for the classic pic of whitewashed houses with blue trim and bougainvillea, but an overlooked town in Tunisia also has the goods. “I think a mental health trip to North Africa wouldn’t be the worst thing for you right now,” my father told me, as I booked my flight to Tunisia. The trip was on a whim, in the wake of a break up, and though I’m unsure my mental health improved, my Instagram feed certainly sparkled. We picked the country on a…

Three road shows to present business opportunities in DRC

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Three road shows to present business opportunities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will be hosted by THINK AFRICA Platform Members, Industry and Innovation Promotion Agency Reports (APII) on its site. These Road Shows will take place on July 3rd in Sfax, on July 4th in Sousse and on July 5th in Tunis. B to B meetings are planned between Tunisian operators and senior Congolese buyers. Particular interest will be given to the sectors of the pharmaceutical-human drugs and health services, building materials, building and public works and electrical…

Tunisia to boost its economy and shift to green energy

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The World Bank recently announced a new $500 million operation to support key reforms in Tunisia aimed at promoting private investment and creating opportunities for small businesses, while protecting vulnerable households and increasing energy security. The Investment, Competitiveness and Inclusion Development Policy Framework was designed to help implement major goals outlined in the government’s Five-Year Development Plan 2016-20. The new operation will support concrete actions to simplify import and export procedures, open many sectors to investment, make it easier for small businesses to access credit and bid for government contracts, ensure social…

Civil society calls on Tunisia to implement UN Resolution on protection of women

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Representatives of civil society in Tunisia called on Friday for the country to implement UN Security Council Resolution 1325 related to the protection of women, peace and security in times of armed conflict, Anadolu has reported. During its transitional period, they said that Tunisia is not immune from conflict, extremism and terrorism. The call was made in a meeting held by the Ministry of Women, Family, Childhood and the Elderly in Tunis. The ministry cooperated with the Centre for Arab Women’s Training and Research (CAWTAR) and the Tunis office of the UN…

“Libyans are able to restore stability in their country whenever they want to” (UNSMIL Chief)

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Ghassen SalamĂ©, Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said Friday Libyan sovereignty is threatened right now. “Libyans are able to restore stability in their country, whenever they want to” he told reporters after his meeting the media after his meeting with Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui at the headquarters of the department. “We are working for a unified, legitimate and internationally recognised Libyan authority that can muster all its forces so that Libya would not be a source of threat to itself and its neighbors,” he pointed…