COMESA champions regional digital economic integration …as Somalia, Tunisia seek membership

THE Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is rallying its member states towards full adoption of digital technologies to tackle the developmental disparities within the bloc and enhancing efficiency in regional economic systems. With only a few weeks ahead of the 20th COMESA heads of state and government summit in Zambia, the 19-member bloc is already drawing regional attention to digital economic integration as the panacea to long-term economic growth and efficient productivity on the continent. The summit will take place in Lusaka on 18-19 July 2018 and…

Algeria Considers Joint Bid with Morocco, Tunisia to Host 2030 World Cup

Algerian Minister of Youth and Sports Mohamed Hattab said that his country is “ready to study a possible joint bid” with Morocco and Tunisia to organize the 2030 World Cup. Three weeks after Morocco’s bid to host the 2026 World Cup was defeated by the North American United 2026 bid, Algeria has voiced interest in a joint bid to co-host the 2030 World Cup with its neighbours: Morocco and Tunisia. “With the sports infrastructure that was built, Algeria is ready to study a possible joint bid with Morocco and Tunisia for the organization of…

Nearly 580 undocumented migrants held across Turkey

A total of 577 undocumented migrants were held across Turkey on Monday, according to security sources. In the northwestern province of Edirne, 390 migrants were rounded up in Bosnakoy and Yenikadin districts said coast guard sources, who asked not to be named due to restrictions on speaking to the media. The migrants were from Somalia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Palestine, Iraq, Tunisia and Morocco. Another 142 migrants were held in Canakkale, another northwestern port city. Among them, 78 were from Afghanistan and 64 were Iraqi nationals. In the Aegean sea coast…

UK ministers to fund Saatchi campaign for Tunisian government

Critics dismiss project as PR campaign designed to support country’s contested policies The British government is paying M&C Saatchi to run a media campaign for the Tunisian government in an attempt to win voters over reforms that have sparked some of the largest protests in the north African state since the Arab spring. The advertising agency – known for its punchy political advertising for the Conservative party – has been hired to run a campaign “targeted towards the Tunisian public”, according to documents. Its objectives are to “improve public awareness of the…