Daley Thompson: ‘My best travel tip? Be nice to the person who serves you coffee on a plane’

How often do you travel? Once a month for work. I was in Spain and Switzerland recently. What do you need for a perfect holiday? Only two things: friends and family. They’d tell you I’m boring because I like to stick to my exercise routines. Your earliest memory of travelling abroad? I was 15 and it was a family holiday to Tunisia. I remember being excited about going on a plane for the first time. Tunisia was dirty and friendly – just like where I lived in Notting Hill Gate,…

Tunisian sentenced to jail for smoking during Ramadan

A Tunisian court Monday sentenced to one month in prison a man who smoked a cigarette in public during the Muslim dawn-to-dusk holy fasting month of Ramadan, a spokesman said. The man was seen smoking outside the Bizerte courthouse by a judiciary official who informed the police before they arrested him and referred him to the prosecution, the spokesman Chokri Lahmar told AFP. He said the man had 10 days to appeal before the sentence takes effect. On June 1 four men were sentenced to one-month jail terms for eating…

Ghana receives €100mn from Germany’s ‘Compact with Africa’ programme

Ghana has been named as one of the three countries in Africa to benefit from the Germany’s “Compact with Africa” Programme. The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, disclosed this at a meeting held in honour of President Nana Akufo-Addo in Berlin by the Ghanaian community resident in Germany on Sunday, Mr Ofori-Atta explained that the Compact with Africa Programme, initially, had Senegal, Cote d’Ivoire, Tunisia, Morocco and Rwanda, were the countries that had been signed onto the Compact. The programme that will assist Ghana to improve conditions for sustainable private sector investment, investment in infrastructure, economic participation, and employment in the…

FAIRGROUND FESTIVAL BRINGS ADRIATIQUE, MANO LE TOUGH, SATORI UNDER THE TUNISIAN SKY

Tunisia’s mythical Ecovillage will once again host Fairground Festival as it descends on Sousse for its second edition, 13-15 July. Enriching the experience from all sides, the 2017 edition will feature increases in virtually every aspect of the festival, particularly within the realms of art and music. Visual and sound art will be offered in the open air, while DJs lay the soundtrack to a completely immersive experience, filled with activities, workshops and events. Of course, some of the world best DJs will be on hand to guide festivities. Amongst…

G20 Com­pact with Africa

G20 initiative to promote private investment and investment in infrastructure The G20 Africa Partnership is a central project of Germany’s G20 presidency. Its aim is to improve conditions for sustainable private sector investment, investment in infrastructure, economic participation, and employment in African countries. A key pillar of the G20 Africa Partnership is the Compact with Africa, an initiative within the G20’s finance track. It is coordinated by the German Federal Ministry of Finance. Resolution on the Compact with Africa adopted by G20 finance ministers and central bank governors in Baden-Baden  The G20 acknowledges…

Tunisia bans Wonder Woman screenings

Hollywood movie Wonder Woman has been banned in Tunisia due to the leading actress’ Israeli heritage. The film was pulled before the first screenings on June 8 after a lawsuit called Gail Gadot a ‘champion Zionist.’ Tunisia joins Lebanon and Algeria in banning the film due to Gadot’s Israeli heritage and past links to the country’s military. The Tunisian Association of Young Lawyers put forward the lawsuit. The Tunisian courthouse has halted release of the film while it examines the lawsuit, reports the Jerusalem Post. Following the decision, screenings of the…