Tunisia: reopening of air and sea borders with the rest of the world

#Tunisia : Tunisia reopened, Saturday, June 27, its air and sea borders, closed since mid-March as part of measures to combat the spread of Covid-19. This decision, which had been taken by the Tunisian government as part of the de-containment measures, is essentially aimed at rescuing the tourism sector severely impacted by the coronavirus crisis … Read more

IMF grants $ 5.2 billion loan program to Egypt

#Other countries : The board of directors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved, Friday, a new confirmation agreement (SBA) of 5.2 billion dollars over 12 months. It aims to help the country cope with the Covid-19 pandemic and to close the budget deficit and the balance of payments. The program “would also help the … Read more

Egypt: execution of a Libyan jihadist who committed a bloody attack

#Other countries Libyan jihadist Abdel Rahim al-Mismari, sentenced to death for his role in a bloody attack in Egypt in 2017, was executed by hanging on Saturday, the Egyptian military said. On October 20, 2017, 16 Egyptian police officers were killed in an ambush and clashes against Islamist fighters on the road to al-Wahat al-Bahariya, … Read more

Nigeria: $ 3 billion from Germany for an LNG project

#Other countries : Deutsche Bank, the largest bank in Germany, has just raised $ 3 billion for Nigeria to support the construction of the 7th natural gas liquefaction train. This funding aims to support Nigeria in the construction of train number 7 for Nigeria LNG, the country’s only LNG production facility. The train, which requires … Read more

Chaâbna affair: Algerians prefer a French residence permit or passport to a ministerial post

#Algeria : A recently appointed Algerian minister refused to renounce his French nationality, which he never hid. A new humiliation for the regime, with Aldelmadjid Tebboune as the first concerned who chose to dismiss him. The Algerian government has just suffered a humiliation from which it will be difficult to recover. Because, until now, it … Read more

Algeria. Terrorism: two soldiers killed in the explosion of a homemade bomb

#Algeria : Two Algerian soldiers died Saturday evening in the explosion of a home-made bomb during a sweep of the army in Médéa, in the north of Algeria, announced on Sunday the Ministry of Defense. During an operation of “excavation and raking” (…) in the prefecture of Médéa, south of Algiers, and “following the explosion … Read more

Coronavirus. Central Africa: BEAC lowers cost of electronic transactions

#Gabon : The Bank of Central African States (BEAC) has announced the drop in electronic transaction costs at the level of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (Cemac). It thus wishes to contribute to the fight against the expansion of the coronavirus at the regional level. through a press release on April 15, 2020, … Read more