Tunisia

Tunisian authorities say more than 50 migrants have drowned off the coast of the North African country, while 33 others were rescued by workers from an oil rig. Tunisia's Defense Ministry spokesman Mohamed Zekri said on Tuesday that a boat carrying migrants sank off Sfax on the southeast coast of Tunisia on Monday. He said naval units were sent to search the water for missing passengers. Flavio Di Giacomo, a spokesman for the Mediterranean Organization for Migration's Mediterranean Coordination…

In Tunisia, demonstrations came about in a number of cities within the nation. In Tunis, a whole bunch of individuals gathered on Avenue Bourguiba to help the Palestinian folks. Regardless of the overall containment, many made the journey and waved the Palestinian flag. as reported from Tunis, Michel PicardEasy slogans to help…

The IMF is able to assist Tunisia with a help package deal to cope with the present monetary disaster, a fund service stated on Thursday. Nonetheless, there's "no timeline" for concluding an settlement, Worldwide Financial Fund (IMF) spokesman Gerry Rice instructed reporters. Washington-based disaster lender workers met with Tunisian officers earlier this week and the continuing technical discussions give attention to understanding "their plans for the financial reform program," he stated. Rice didn't…

Yearly, an increasing number of Tunisians uncover the well-known cleaning soap operas on the time of Ramadan. These sequence discover taboos and controversial matters, sparking debate inside Tunisian society, which is predominantly conservative. Report from our Tunisian correspondent, Lilia BlaiseAfter the fast-paced meal,…

The founding father of the newspaper Jeune Afrique, Béchir Ben Yahmed, has handed away. He died on Monday morning, Might 3, in Paris on the age of 93. He had been in hospital because the finish of March, after receiving Covid-19. Franco-Tunisian Béchir Ben Yahmed had based the journal, which was to grow to be "YES" in 1960, the yr of many African independence.…

Tunisia is urging the IMF to face the "wall" of debt. Its finance minister is in Washington this week to start discussions with the fund in an explosive well being and social context. In Tunisia, the vaccination marketing campaign remains to be in its infancy and hospitals are overwhelmed by the dearth of oxygen. However the…

The vaccination marketing campaign, which began on March 13, is struggling to start out with simply over a million registered on the vaccination platform and a fairly sluggish dose provide. as reported from Tunis, Lilia blaiseWithin the vaccination heart in Marsa, within the northern suburbs of Tunis, the inflow is gradual at…

On Saturday 24 April against Brest, Saint-Étienne could win a victory that would be almost synonymous with maintenance. Coach Claude Puel will surely be able to count on the Tunisian international Wahbi Khazri, who has shone in recent weeks after a complicated period. Wahbi Khazri was crossed several times during the African…

The two countries did not communicate about the event until the maneuvers were over. The Ministries of Defense simply made it clear, laconic, that the cooperation focused on the fight against dangers at sea, illegal immigration and smuggling. as reported from Tunis, Michel picardNever since the Tunisian revolution in 2011 has…

Where will the flagship meetings of African cultures take place in digital form or face to face in March? Here are eleven suggestions. Do not hesitate to send us your "essentials" to fipageculture@yahoo.fr. The New African Film Festival of Washington DC celebrates its 17th online edition, expanded to audiences across the…