AfDB, Entreprenarium launch master classes for 200 women entrepreneurs
The African Development Bank, as part of its Initiative to Support Access to Women in Africa (AFAWA), in partnership with Entreprenarium, has launched training sessions […]
Tunisia
Tunisia to receive $500 million Saudi loan
Saudi Arabia will give Tunisia a $500 million loan at a favorable interest rate, Reuters reported on Wednesday. According to Nourredine Ben Ticha, an advisor […]
Tunisia: UN Human Rights chief welcomes equal inheritance bill
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday said the Tunisian Cabinet’s approval of draft inheritance equality bill is a significant step […]
Tunisia: Rights groups sound alarm about ‘brutal, humiliating’ tests on gay men
Human Rights Watch and local Rights groups in Tunisia on Tuesday said anal tests and phone searches are being used to identify gay men in […]
G20 Compact: Germany pledges €243 billion for Africa
German Chancellor Angela Merkel this week met 11 African heads of state, international organizations and corporate leaders to promote a program launched last year to […]
Tunisia adopts law against racism
Tunisia has recently passed an anti-racism law criminalizing racial discrimination with offenders risking jail terms and fines. Under the law, anyone utters a racist comment […]
Tunisia to raise salaries of civil servants
The Tunisian government has reached an agreement with the powerful trade union center, General Union of Tunisian Workers, UGTT, to raise salaries of civil servants. […]
Tunisian President Extends State of Emergency
Tunisian President and Nidaa Tounes party leader Beji Caid Essebsi last weekend announced the extension of the state of emergency for another month. The decision […]
IMF disburses $245m loan tranche to Tunisia
The International Monetary Fund last weekend approved the payment of a $245 million loan tranche to Tunisia as the North African nation is making urgent […]
Tunisia: Torrential floods Kill 4, sweep away homes, cars
Torrential rains and flash floods have killed at least four people and carried away homes, cars, chunks of roads and bridges in Cap Bon, a […]