Tunis/Tunisia — Cumulative tourism revenues fell by 34%, to 706 million dinars (MD) until June 20, compared to the same date of the previous year, according to the monetary and financial figures released by the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT) Friday. Likewise, cumulative foreign debt servicing went down 28% to 3.5 billion dinars, on the same date. On the other hand, cumulative labor income reached 2.8 billion dinars, posting an increase of 25%, compared to the same period of last year. As for net foreign exchange reserves, they grew slightly by 3.8%, as of June 25, to nearly 21.5 billion…
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Most nationalities need a visa to enter Tanzania. Your Tanzania visa also includes entry to the islands of Zanzibar. Many (but not all) nationalities can obtain their visas on arrival to Tanzania (depending on the type of visa required). This is often the easiest option but will cause a delay at the border or airport as you’ll need to queue up, and the queues at Tanzania airports can be pretty big, so if you are transitting elsewhere (ie. landing in Dar es Salaam in transit to Zanzibar by plane, with a short layover) it may be worth getting your visa…
Emigration Minister Nabila Makram had talks on Monday with Greek Ambassador in Cairo Nikolaos Garilidis on organizing a journey for a number of youths of Greek, Cypriot and Egyptian communities under “Nostos: Reviving Roots” initiative. In a statement on Monday, Makram said it was agreed during a recent tripartite meeting in Nicosia to organize the journey – slated for July – for five youths of each of the three country. The journey focuses on youths aging 25 to 30 years old with an aim to exchange culture, she said. A report will be filed to the presidents of the three…
If you’re travelling in East Africa, Swahili is a useful language to know. Many people speak English, but knowing a bit of Swahili will go a long way and earn you a lot of respect from the locals. Swahili is a really beautiful language and pretty easy to pick up the basics. It’s a bit like an easier, more flowy version of Arabic, invented to help the Arabic traders communicate with the Bantu-speaking Africans along the East African (Swahili) coast. Swahili is mostly spoken in Tanzania and Zanzibar, and to a lesser degree in Kenya, as well as some parts…
Monrovia — After flaunting a picture of his presence in a business class cabin to announce his arrival in the United States of America, Montserrado County Senator Abraham Darius Dillon has clarified via a Facebook post that he rode on an economy ticket to the States. Senator Dillon in the post stated that he had gone into the business class cabin to see a foreign friend. He also displayed a travel manifest to further prove he rode on an economy ticket and not business as being insinuated from his earlier picture. On Thursday, Senator Dillon posted a picture of him…
Qualcomm kicked off Mobile World Congress 2021 (MWC) with a few announcements. Perhaps the most exciting was the new Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G Mobile Platform, a follow-up to the Snapdragon 888. The new 888 Plus sports an increased clock speed of up to 3.0GHz on the Kryo 680 Prime CPU as well as the 6th……
The Blitzboks have been pooled alongside the USA, Kenya and Ireland in Pool C for the upcoming sevens event at the Olympic Games in Tokyo.
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GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights chief, in a landmark report launched after the killing of George Floyd in the United States, is urging countries worldwide to do more to help end discrimination, violence and systemic racism against people of African descen…