AFRICA OBSERVATORY - ISSUE 13

31 JUL - 14 AUG 2019

MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT

This is the 13th issue of the African Observatory. As TAFAC we are committed to publish better content each week. To realize this effort we have decided to publish our issues translated into 2 other languages every two weeks period which will give us some room for making a better summary for you, touching the best news about Africa.

In this issue, we are sharing on overview about Algeria, country’s economical status and numbers of trade.

Also, we give our condolences for the people of Tunisia for the loss of Tunisian President Mr. Beji Caid Essebsi who died at the age of 92 as the oldest president.

Sincerely,
President of TAFAC

Abdulaziz Unal

DWELLING ON AFRICA: COUNTRY REPORT

DETAILED GENERAL COUNTRY REPORT ABOUT ALGERIA
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Dwelling on Africa: Country Report “Algeria”

Algeria is one of 55 countries of African continent. Algeria is located in Northern Africa, bordered by the Mediterranean Sea in north, Tunisia in northeast, Libya in east, Morocco in west, Western Sahara, Mauritania, and Mali in southwest, and by Niger in the southeast. Algeria is now Africa's largest country, covering an area of nearly 2.4 million km², compared, it is 4 times the size of France or slightly less than 3.5 times the size of the U.S. state of Texas. But the country is almost only populated in the small coastal region, because its southern part is covered by the Sahara, the largest subtropical hot desert. Algeria has a population of 40.4 million people (in 2016). About 90% of Algerians...

HEADLINE OF THE WEEK

THE IMPORTANT HEADLINE OF ISSUE 13

Tunisian President Dies Aged 92

Tunisia's first freely elected President Beji Caid Essebsi has died aged 92, the country's presidency says. He was the world's oldest sitting president. He was admitted to hospital on Wednesday but officials did not say why he was receiving treatment. Mr Essebsi won Tunisia's first free elections in 2014 following Arab uprisings across the region. He was admitted to hospital last month after suffering what officials said was a severe health crisis. They gave no further details at the time. The video shows when he last met the president of djibouti president Ismail Omar Guelle. Photo Source

ECONOMICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND POLITICS

SUMMARY OF THE ECONOMICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND POLITICS IN THIS ISSUE FROM TAFAC'S PERSPECTIVE

TURKEY IN AFRICA

What is new in Africa about Turkey?

Turkey in Africa – Issue 13

Turkey Hub for Foreign Students to Pursue Education Turkey has become a favorite destination for foreign students, thanks to its cultural, religious and economic strength, besides geographical location. Currently more than 148,000 foreign students are studying in the country, according to the Presidency for Turks Abroad and Related Communities (YTB). As many as 25,000 of them are studying on scholarships. Over past 10 years,...

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