Day: December 31, 2017
Migration and rural transformation
The wave of mass migration of youngsters from Africa to Europe across the Mediterranean Sea is a major challenge confronting the continent at the moment. Thousands of able-bodied young men and women are deserting their homes in search of “greener pastures” and many have lost their lives on the tortuous journey.What started as routine migration by scores of mainly economic migrants fleeing hardship in Africa has turned into a global nightmare and Africa is as confounded as the European Union is shocked.Over time, the number of countries whose citizens are…
Tunisia raises fuel prices in push to reduce deficit
– Tunisia announced on Sunday the second increase in fuel prices in six months, raising the price of petrol by 2.85 percent as the government tries to rein in the budget deficit. The price of a liter of gasoline will rise from 1.75 dinars to 1.8 dinars from Monday, the ministry of energy, mines and renewable energy said in a statement. The price of diesel will also increase by 0.05 dinars, to 1.56 dinars a liter for low sulfur diesel and 1.28 for regular diesel, the ministry said. The price…