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North Africa’s Solar Ambitions: Successes in Morocco and Egypt, Stalled Progress in Tunisia

North Africa’s Solar Ambitions: Successes in Morocco and Egypt, Stalled Progress in Tunisia

by Ahmed Lagha | Aug 13, 2024 | Environment, MENA (Middle East & North Africa), News

The solar potential of North Africa is exceptional. The most formal proof of this is the realization, in 2016, of the Moroccan solar complex Noor, located in the province of Ouarzazate, in the southeast of the country. Equipped with four technologically different...
Tunisia takes stride towards AI leadership with launch of public institute

Tunisia takes stride towards AI leadership with launch of public institute

by Ahmed Lagha | Apr 30, 2024 | Economy, MENA (Middle East & North Africa), News

Tunisia will launch its first public institute specialized in Artificial Intelligence (AI) starting from the next academic year, at the University of Tunis. This public initiative follows the steps taken in the private sector, such as the opening in 2022 of the...
Algiers, Tunis and Rabat: relations soured?

Algiers, Tunis and Rabat: relations soured?

by Ahmed Lagha | Apr 29, 2024 | International, MENA (Middle East & North Africa), News, Politics

The neutrality advocated by Bourguiba in the conflict between Morocco and Algeria, particularly regarding the Western Sahara issue, is now under threat. Tensions persist in the Maghreb, notably due to the unresolved territorial conflict of Western Sahara, firmly...
Tunisia and Italy: the moment of truth

Tunisia and Italy: the moment of truth

by Ghazi Ben Ahmed | Apr 18, 2024 | MENA (Middle East & North Africa), News, Social

The visit of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to Tunis on Wednesday, April 17th, did not bode well. It was her fourth visit to Tunis, and when adding Kais Saied’s two trips to Rome, it marked the sixth meeting between these two since their Faustian pact....
Why Meloni-von der Leyen’s Strategy on Migrants is a Colossal Failure

Why Meloni-von der Leyen’s Strategy on Migrants is a Colossal Failure

by Ghazi Ben Ahmed | Apr 15, 2024 | International, News, Politics, Social

This policy of “externalizing” migration controls amounts to directly supporting dictators to do the “dirty work” and becoming the coast guards of the EU in exchange for a disguised rent under the Mattei Plan program, without any consideration...
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