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Tunisian government may introduce more water cuts

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TUNISIA

Tunisia was hit by a severe drought during this year's winter months when most rainfall traditionally occurs. However, the country’s current levels of water stress are also due to…

Egypt's Suez Canal will help relieve economic troubles

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EGYPT

President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi prioritises attracting foreign investment to the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCEZ) as a central tenet of his economic policy. On April 11, he directed…

Poverty and corruption will feed Egypt opposition

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EGYPT

Hundreds of people protested in Cairo, Alexandria, Suez and El-Mahalla El-Kubra, prompted by a former construction contractor for the military, Mohammed Ali, who has been posting…

Boosting Africa’s health security will be challenging

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AFRICA

Although cases and mortality per capita in Africa have been low compared to Europe and the Americas, the pandemic has exposed underlying vulnerabilities in health systems…

Egypt's sanitation plan hinges on funding and strategy

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EGYPT

Egypt's rual sanitation programme.

Tunisia's growing discontent challenges success story

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TUNISIA

The wave of strikes and demonstrations is raising fresh concerns about the slow pace of social and economic reform. Although Tunisia's political transition is often regarded as…