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- Morocco: Casablanca Stock Exchange Opens Higheron 27/03/2023 at 13:23
[MAP] Casablanca -- The Casablanca Stock Exchange opened higher on Monday, with its benchmark index, the MASI, gaining 0.17% to 10,422.51 points.
- Tunisia: 29 Migrant Bodies Recovered Off Tunisian Coastby [email protected] (VOA) on 27/03/2023 at 10:57
[VOA] The bodies of at least 29 people, many of them sub-Saharan Africans, were recovered from the Mediterranean Sea over the weekend off the coast of Tunisia, according to the Tunisian National Guard. Eleven people were rescued.
- Africa: TotalEnergies AFCON Qualifiers - Belmadi Bemoans Algeria Finishing Despite Win Over Nigeron 27/03/2023 at 10:17
[CAF] Algeria coach Djamel Belmadi is unhappy over his team's finishing after they came from a goal down to defeat visitors Niger on Thursday night in Algiers.
- Morocco: Ramadan - Saudi Crown Prince Congratulates HM the Kingon 27/03/2023 at 08:15
[MAP] Rabat -- His Majesty King Mohammed VI received a message of congratulations from the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, President of the Council of Ministers, HRH Prince Mohammed Ibn Salman Ibn Abdelaziz Al-Saud, on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan.
- Morocco: Custodian of Islam's Holy Mosques Congratulates HM the King On Advent of Ramadanon 27/03/2023 at 08:00
[MAP] Rabat -- His Majesty King Mohammed VI received a congratulatory message from the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques of Islam, King Salman Ibn Abdelaziz Al-Saud, Sovereign of Saudi Arabia, on the occasion of the advent of the holy month of Ramadan.
- Africa: Joint Press Release - AU, EU and UN Push for Urgent Action to Address the Pressing Needs of Migrants and Refugees in Libyaon 27/03/2023 at 07:56
[African Union] The AU-EU-UN Tripartite Taskforce on the Situation of Migrants and Refugees in Libya met in Brussels. The international community and Libyan authorities must work together to improve the plight of migrants and refugees in Libya.
- Sudan: Fire Guts Market on Sudan-Egypt Borderby [email protected] (Dabanga) on 27/03/2023 at 07:55
[Dabanga] Argeen, Northern State -- An extensive fire consumed an as yet unspecified number of shops, businesses, and homes in and around the Argeen crossing market on the border between Sudan's Northern State and Egypt on Saturday afternoon.
- Western Sahara: Colombian President Asks Spain to Invite Western Sahara to Ibero-American Summiton 27/03/2023 at 06:51
[SPS] Santo Domingo -- President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, has asked Spain to invite Western Sahara to the Ibero-American summit, while calling for African countries with different ties to Latin America to be granted the status of observer countries, including Western Sahara, which is he says the victim of an "injustice".
- Africa: Egypt's Diplomatic Campaign Against GERD Is a Threat to Africa's Progresson 27/03/2023 at 06:47
[Nile Post] As Ethiopia continues to receive applause from the rest of the countries in Africa, for singlehandedly (without foreign funding) together with its people, constructing a $5-billion mega-power plant, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Egypt is doubling on efforts to fail it.
- Africa: U.S. Turns Spotlight on Russian Paramilitary Group Wagner's Africa Activitieson 24/03/2023 at 08:13
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- The activities in Africa of Russia's Wagner Group, the private paramilitary group which deploys mercenaries to support the Kremlin's foreign policy objectives, are coming under increased American scrutiny as the United States, Russia and China compete for strategic advantage on the continent.
- Tunisia: Foreign Trade - Textile-Clothing Industry Export Value Up 16.69 Percent Until End February 2023on 23/03/2023 at 13:09
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Exports of the textile-clothing sector have increased by 16.69% in dinars to TND 1,698.08 million and by 13.93% in euros (Ꞓ509.9 million) during the first two months of 2023, compared to the first two months of 2022.
- Tunisia: The 'Falsified' Report That Threatens Transitional Justiceon 23/03/2023 at 13:07
[JusticeInfo.net] Tunis -- The former president of Tunisia's Truth and Dignity Commission is accused of having received bribes to make additions to the commission's final report. At the heart of the controversy is the Franco-Tunisian Bank, an emblematic case of corruption that led to the conviction of the Tunisian state. Was this real falsification, or is this a tactic to put an end to transitional justice?
- Tunisia: Handball - Elite Championship - Day 22 Resultson 23/03/2023 at 12:55
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The eight teams that will play for the title in the Elite handball championship are now known, after the matches of the 22nd and last day of the first phase played Wednesday.
- Africa: TotalEnergies U23 AFCON Qualifiers - Senegal, Egypt Pick Home Winson 23/03/2023 at 12:54
[CAF] Senegal and Egypt made good use of home advantage to register wins in the first leg of the last phase in the TotalEnergies U23 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Morocco 2023 qualifiers.
- Tunisia: BCT Maintains Key Rate Unchanged At 8%on 23/03/2023 at 12:50
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Executive Board of the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT) decided at its meeting on Wednesday, March 22 to keep the Bank's key rate unchanged at 8%.
- Morocco: Central Bank Raises Key Rate to 3% Starting March 23, 2023on 23/03/2023 at 12:49
[MAP] Rabat -- Bank Al Maghrib's (BAM) decision to raise the key interest rate to 3% (by 50 basis points) will take effect from March 23, 2023, the central bank said in a statement.
- Algeria: Algeria-Italy Relations Based On Strong, Transparent Friendshipon 23/03/2023 at 08:43
[Algerie Presse Service] The President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune said that the "strategic" relations uniting Algeria and Italy were based on a "strong" and "transparent" friendship that dates back to the Liberation War.
- Egypt: Egypt Discusses Joint Cooperation With WBon 23/03/2023 at 08:20
[Egypt Online] Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation El Sayed Al Qusseir met on Wednesday with Meskerem Burhan, the Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa for Sustainable Development Groups at the World Bank and her accompanying delegation.
- Egypt: Egypt Denounces Knesset's Settlement Billon 23/03/2023 at 08:12
[Egypt Online] Egypt denounced Wednesday Israeli Knesset's approval of lifting ban on entering four West Bank settlements evacuated in 2005.
- Tunisia: EU Ready to Develop Cooperation With Tunisia in Green Hydrogenon 23/03/2023 at 07:59
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The European Union and Tunisia share a "win-win" partnership and the EU is willing to scale up bilateral cooperation in the green hydrogen field, said Director General of the Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations (NEAR) Gert-Jan Koopman
- Tunisia: Monastir Hosts Information Session On Project to Strengthen Emerging Civil Society Organisations in Tunisia (Rose)on 23/03/2023 at 07:58
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Strengthening of Emerging Civil Society Organisations in Tunisia (ROSE) project was the theme of an information session at the local section of the Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights (FTDES) seat, in Ksibet Madiouni (Governorate of Monastir)
- Tunisia: Basketball - Bal (Sahara Conference) - Us Monastir Miss Qualification for Final Phaseon 23/03/2023 at 07:47
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- US Monastir, defending champions, missed the qualification for the finals of the Basketball Africa League, after their defeat to AS Douanes of Senegal (60-76), at a day 5 game of the Sahara Conference played Tuesday night at the Dakar Arena, Senegal.
- Malawi/Egypt: Flames Coach Names 2023 Afcon Qualifiers Squad Against Egypton 23/03/2023 at 05:57
[Nyasa Times] After their Saudi Arabia training camp, Malawi national football team coach Mario Marinica has named his 27-member final squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers against Egypt in back-to-back fixtures -- starting with Match Day 3 away on Friday, March 24 at Stadium Air Defence in Cairo.
- Tunisia: Remittances From Tunisians Abroad Up By 9.9 Percent in 2022on 22/03/2023 at 11:22
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Remittances from Tunisians abroad rose to TND 9,468.4 million in 2022 against TND 8,617.8 million in 2021, up 9.9%, according to a document published by the Office of Tunisians Abroad (OTE) on the evolution of remittances from Tunisians abroad for 2021 and 2022.
- Africa: AU, EU and UN Push for Urgent Action to Address the Pressing Needs of Migrants and Refugees in Libyaby [email protected] (UNHCR) on 21/03/2023 at 12:04
[UNHCR] Joint Press Release
- Algeria: Algiers African Open 2023 - Tunisia Finish 2nd With 12 Medalson 21/03/2023 at 08:15
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Tunisia finished second in Algiers African Open 2023 (March 18-19) after bagging 12 medals (6 gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze). Hosts Algeria took the title with 25 medals (6 gold, 6 silver and 13 bron0ze), while Cyprus finished 3rd with 1 gold and 1 silver.
- Tunisia: Trade Balance in Fishery Products Posts Surplus of Tnd 464.8 Million in 2022on 21/03/2023 at 08:15
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The trade balance in fishery products was in a surplus of TND 464.8 million in 2022, up 26.3% on 2021, preliminary data provided by the National Observatory of Agriculture (French: ONAGRI) show.
- Tunisia: Basketball - Bal Sahara Conference/ Day 4) - U.S. Monastir Defeat Rwanda Energy Group (84-79) and Qualify for Final Phaseon 21/03/2023 at 07:47
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- US Monastir, defending champions, have qualified for the final phase of the Basketball Africa League, thanks to their win over Rwanda Energy Group, who also advanced (84-79), at a day 4 game of the Sahara Conference, played Monday night at the Dakar Arena, Senegal.
- Tunisia: 'It Is Imperative to Avoid Tunisia's Economic and Social Collapse' - Josep Borrellon 21/03/2023 at 07:47
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- "It is imperative to avoid Tunisia's economic and social collapse and to support the Tunisian people," the European Union High Representative of for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell said at a press conference Monday.
- Africa: South Africa Works for Well-Known Agenda By Supporting Armed Separatist Group - Morocco's Delegationon 21/03/2023 at 03:27
[MAP] Geneva -- The Moroccan delegation deplored, on Monday at the United Nations Palace in Geneva, the attitude of the South African delegation, which is working for a well-known agenda in the region, by supporting the vain destabilizing aims of an armed separatist group.
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