Day: July 11, 2024
Framework agreement between ISET and German University of Applied Sciences signed
KASSERINE: A framework agreement was signed, Thursday, at the headquarters of the governorate of Kasserine, between the Higher Institute of Technological Studies (ISET) of Kasserine and the University of Applied Sciences (HOF) in the Bavarian region o…
Fire destroys 15 hectares of durum wheat in Jendouba
JENDOUBA: A fire, which broke out, on Wednesday evening, at a farm in the Hamam area, part of the Balta Bouaoune delegation of Jendouba governorate, ravaged nearly 15 hectares of durum wheat.
Civil protection units have contained the blaze, which was…
Takween: agreements to promote partnership in implementing phase 2 objectives signed
Tunis: Specific cooperation agreements were signed on Wednesday at the seat of the Ministry of Employment and Vocational Training by Swisscontact- the business-oriented independent foundation for international development cooperation- Tunis Office, th…
Weather clear on Thursday, highs ranging between 28°C and 44°C
Tunis: The weather Thursday is clear with highs ranging between 28°C and 35°C near coasts and 37°C and 42°C elsewhere, hitting 44°C locally in the south with Sirocco wind.
The wind is blowing north in the north and east elsewhere, moderate to quite s…
Tunindex closes Thursday’s session in green (+0.9%)
Tunis: Optimism has returned to the Tunis stock exchange.
On Thursday, the TUNINDEX rose 0.9% to 9,814.4 points, bringing its annual performance to 12.2%, according to broker Tunisie Valeurs.
Despite a block trade in shares of ASSURANCES MAGHREBIA (…
BCT, EIB discuss ways to foster SMEs access to funding
Tunis: Governor of the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT) Fethi Zouhair Nouri and Head of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Representation to Algeria and Tunisia Jean-Luc Revéreault had a talk on Wednesday.
The need to foster increased access to project …
Revenues from olive oil increased by 80% reaching 4.3 billion dinars (ONH)
TUNIS: Revenues from olive oil increased, at the end of June 2024 (2023-2024 season), by almost 80%, to reach 4.3 billion dinars, according to a press release published Thursday by the National Oil Office (ONH).
The ONH stressed that Tunisia has expo…
Anti-LGBT laws in Cameroon disproportionately target the poor-Bandy Kiki
The LGBT+ Activist, UK based, Bandy Kiki noted that the law that criminalizes the practice or same sex marriage in Cameroon affects the poor more than the rich. This statement was made within the context of the ‘Coming out’ of Brenda Biya, the daughte…
CRM bigwigs return from Gendarmerie Legion without being auditioned
They were summoned to appear before the West regional Gendarmerie Legion on Wednesday July 10, 2024.
Two executive members of the Cameroon Renaissance Movement, political party, Albert Nzongang and André Marie Tassa, responded to the summons, but wer…
ID cards cost FCFA 10,000, nothing more -Taxation
The Directorate General of Taxation said Cameroonians will pay the sum of FCFA 10,000 for obtaining their National Identity Cards, instead of FCFA 15,000 as has been circulating on social media.
In a 2-page document to justify the price hike, the Tax…