Post: Abdellatif Mekki kept at liberty in Jilani Daboussi case

Tunis: The Investigating Judge at the Tunis Court of First Instance decided, on Friday, to keep former Health Minister and Secretary-General of the "Labour and Achievement" party Abdellatif Mekki at liberty.The decision was made after hearing him in the case involving the death of businessman Jilani Dabboussi, said the party's Deputy Secretary-General Ahmed Neffati.Neffati told TAP that the investigative judge took several measures against Abdellatif Mekki including "a travel ban" as well as "a ban from appearing in the media until the next hearing, to be held within a month."Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse

First Simandou Mining Summit Draws Over 1,000 Delegates to Conakry

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Biovéa Biomass Power Plant Inaugurated in Ayébo, Ivory Coast

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Ethiopia’s GDP Reaches $210.7 Billion Following Rebasing

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According to Africa New…