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Kenya : Treasury and counties clash over new tax collection system

Impeachment proceedings against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, which began a fortnight ago, are delaying and complicating dialogue between the Treasury and […] ​Impeachment proceedings against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, which began a fortnight ago, are delaying and complicating dialogue between the Treasury and […] Read More

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Sahel : Brussels mulls €35m disbursement to Chadian and Mauritanian armies

The European Union’s Directorate-General for Partnerships (DG-INTPA) is steering the sensitive issue of how to distribute the remaining funds from […] ​The European Union’s Directorate-General for Partnerships (DG-INTPA) is steering the sensitive issue of how to distribute the remaining funds from […] Read More

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Tunisia : Saied seeks to neutralise Ennahdha without alienating his base

How to remove Ennahdha’s leaderships without alienating its conservative electors? That is the riddle Tunisian president Kais Saied has been […] ​How to remove Ennahdha’s leaderships without alienating its conservative electors? That is the riddle Tunisian president Kais Saied has been […] Read More

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Morocco : Christophe Lecourtier, the well-connected ambassador tasked with reconciling Rabat and Paris

Christophe Lecourtier was tasked with restoring good relations between Paris and Rabat when he was appointed by the Élysée in December 2022 as France’s ambassador to Morocco. He is now halfway through his term, and already appears to have accomplished his mission. The troubled relationship had deteriorated further after July 2021 in response to media

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Libya : Rome discreetly rejigs Fezzan migrant project

All mention of migrants has been removed from the project’s name, now known as “Enhancing Farmer Entrepreneurship in the Municipalities of Sebha, Murzuq, Ubari and Ghat”. ​All mention of migrants has been removed from the project’s name, now known as “Enhancing Farmer Entrepreneurship in the Municipalities of Sebha, Murzuq, Ubari and Ghat”. Read More

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