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STUDENTS CAUGHT UP IN TUNISIAN BORDER BLACK AFRICAN EXPULSIONS SAYS HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP



Humanitarians have claimed that sub-Saharan university students were part of mass border expulsions by Tunisian security forces in July as universities within the north African country note reduced registrations by black African students.

Tunisian humanitarian association Enfants de la Lune’s https://www.facebook.com/XPtunisie

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NORTH AFRICAN COUNTRIES STRUGGLE TO BOOST LOCAL DAIRY PRODUCTION



Egypt’s buoyant dairy market is riding on the back of the country’s high population growth, but inflation and the depreciation of the currency is keeping this growth in sales in check and may depress earlier positive forecasts. The Egyptian dairy market’s value was forecast to be USD5.06 billion in 2023, with annual growth of 4.37%, according to figures from Germany-based statistical service Statista (1) released in Marh (2023).…

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RUSSIA’S OILSEED SECTOR PROSPERS, DESPITE UKRAINE INVASION



Russia’s bio-based oil sector looks set to benefit from the spoils of war, being poised to become the new global leader in the export of sunflower oil over the current agricultural year, overtaking past export leader Ukraine, which its military has invaded since last February, with 8,317 civilian deaths as of March 20 (2023).…

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EU TARGETS RUSSIAN DEFENCE INDUSTRY IN INVASION ANNIVERSARY SANCTIONS PACKAGE



The European Union (EU) has now (one day late – on February 25) issued its own new sanctions package upon the first anniversary of Russia invasion of Ukraine, targeting senior figures within the Wagner Group of mercenaries that has bolstered Russia’s military attacks.…

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LATEST CPI SHOWS LINKS BETWEEN CONFLICT AND CORRUPTION



Transparency International (TI) has warned that “conflict creates opportunities for corruption and subverts governments’ efforts to stop it” when unveiling its 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) on January 31, scoring 180 countries worldwide on perceived levels of public sector corruption from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean) with the average 43.…

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AIRBUS PAYS OUT EUR15.9 MILLION TO SETTLE FINAL BRIBERY CHARGES



Aircraft giant Airbus has been fined nearly EUR15.9 million to settle the final vestiges of the massive bribery scandal that initially saw EUR3.6 billion (USD3.79 billion) in fines paid to British, French and United States authorities in January 2020. A Paris court (tribunal judiciaire du Paris) November 30 cleared a November 17 accord between the French financial prosecutor, the Parquet National Financier (PNF) and Airbus.…

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SMART TEXTILES TARIFFS AND DUTIES – DEEP DIVE



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In the competitive and innovative world of smart textile manufacturing and sale, companies strive to maximise functionality and minimise costs. Their ingenuity is the basis of their competitiveness. But as with all industries, some costs are out of their control.…

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TUNISIA FOOD SECTOR SHOWS HOW TO LEVERAGE DOMESTIC HALAL TRADITIONS FOR EXPORT CERTIFICATION



The Tunisian food sector is showing how an industry can leverage traditional halal practices in the domestic market to generate certification that enables its products to be exported to Muslim-majority markets worldwide.

“When we say a food product is halal and it is not haram (religiously forbidden), that does not just mean the absence of alcohol and pork, but also, and most importantly, it is halal because it does not harm the health of its consumers,” said Nawel Jebali, senior technician for the halal sector at Tunisian standards organisation, INNORPI (Institut National de la Normalisation et de la Propriété Industrielle), which issues renewable three-year halal certificates in the country.…

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TOWARDS A THIRD PATH... CAN AN ARAB “MARSHALL PLAN” BE ESTABLISHED? -Historical and political epitome-



After the Second World War, Europe emerged economically and socially drained. The war had destroyed so much housing, industry and infrastructure and killed millions of people. Unsurprisingly, the societies of countries who had fought – or been fought over – and that was most of the continent – were brought their knees by the conflict.…

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LIBYAN ACADEMICS WANT MORE RESEARCH CAPACITY TO BOOST ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL GROWTH AS PEACE TAKES HOLD



Libyan universities are looking to boost research capacity targeted at economic sectors that will be vital as the country attempts to recover from seven years of civil war running since 2014. A tentative peace has been holding so far this year, with an interim government planning elections for this winter.…

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