Dismissals, demotions, early retirement… Tunisia's judiciary is in turmoil, and behind the scenes some are criticising the justice minister's heavy-handedness.
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The Minister for Industrial Development and the Minister for Trade have been at loggerheads for months over the implementation of the programme for verifying the conformity of imported goods.
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Commodity traders With its finances in dire straits, the Democratic Republic of Congo's ailing national airline is considering selling two of its aircraft currently grounded due to major technical issues.
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A US lobbying firm is to start working for Nigeria and Ivory Coast, which enjoy good relations with the US, but also for Mali, which has drawn closer to Russia.
Divisions within Wine's opposition party has prompted the musician and former presidential candidate to look beyond his traditional stronghold for new sources of votes. The ruling party is seeing the rift as an opportunity to win back support.
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Politics Kenya's top officers are likely to stay in their jobs despite the recommendations of a highly critical report on police reform. President Ruto retains confidence in the police's top brass, but has doubts about his interior minister.
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The new CEO of the South African group's freight rail arm is ready to ramp up the North Corridor, a vital export route for coal and chrome giants Glencore, Anglo American, Thungela and Exxaro.
Moroccan group Label'Vie, owner of the Carrefour franchise in Morocco, is opening a store in Guelmim near the border with Western Sahara. It is hoping to rival Marjane, the largest retailer in the kingdom.
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