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Archive of North Africa
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Tunisia to launch international tenders in June for 2,000 MW of renewable power
Tunisia plans to launch international tenders in June this year seeking offers to build 2,000 megawatts of renewable electric power capacity, energy ... North Africa -
Firefighters contain blaze at Sudan Red Sea port
Firefighters have contained a large blaze that erupted in a cargo area of the Sudanese Red Sea port of Suakin, the port’s director said Thursday.The ... North Africa -
Tunisian president decrees a referendum for new constitution
Tunisian President Kais Saied issued on Wednesday a decree to call voters to a referendum on a new constitution on July 25, the official gazette said, ... North Africa -
European Union disburses 300 million euro loan to Tunisia
The European Union said on Wednesday it had disbursed a 300 million euro ($319.74 million) loan to Tunisia, at a time when the North African country ... Economy -
Tunisia hopes to start official talks in coming weeks with IMF for $4 bln loan
The Tunisian government hopes to start official negotiations in coming weeks with the International Monetary Fund for a $4 billion loan, its finance ... North Africa -
Crowded migrant boat sinks off Tunisia with more than 70 people missing
More than 70 people are missing in the Mediterranean after a boat crowded with migrants headed for Europe from Libya sank off neighboring Tunisia, the ... North Africa -
Tunisian union calls national strike, rejects president Saied’s move
Tunisia’s powerful labor union said on Monday it would hold a national strike over wages and the economy after refusing to take part in a limited ... North Africa -
Tunisian parties vow to fight President Saied’s ‘autocratic rule’
Tunisia’s political parties pledged to fight President Kais Saied’s decision to exclude them from key political reforms including the drafting of a ... North Africa -
Tunisia’s President Saied excludes parties from preparing new constitution
Tunisian President Kais Saied named a law professor to head an advisory committee to draft a new constitution for a “new republic,” the presidency ... North Africa -
Three migrants dead, 10 missing as boat capsizes off Tunisia
Three people were found dead and another 10 went missing after their boat capsized off Tunisia during an attempt to reach Europe, the country’s coast ... North Africa