BIC Reacts to the 2022 Tunisian Constitutional Referendum

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on Wed, 07/27/2022 - 10:03

 

On 25 January Tunisians voted on a referendum for a new constitution which gives large prerogatives to President Kais Saied with little to no counter-powers, no accountability and the absence of guarantees for a separation of powers. The referendum came a year after President Saied suspended the Parliament and fired his Prime Minister, giving himself almost absolute power, in what political opponents denounced as a constitutional coup.

BIC Reacts to the Massacres in Oromia Region, Ethiopia

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on Wed, 06/22/2022 - 14:34

The BIC is concerned following recent reports of massacres in Oromia region, Ethiopia, including particularly concerning claims that such attacks were ethnically-motivated towards the Amhara people. Reports of up to 320 casualties are deeply concerning, especially as Ethiopia grapples with widespread tensions that have coalesced into violence across the country, notably in Tigray.

 

Healthcare and Politics in the Europe-Africa Partnership: Improving Policy and Discourse

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on Wed, 04/13/2022 - 17:22

 

On 13 April 2022, the Brussels International Center (BIC) organized a webinar event called “Healthcare and Politics in the Europe-Africa Partnership: Improving Policy and Discourse” that gathered experts on the different levels of healthcare implementation in Africa through the lens of inter-continental Europe-Africa cooperation.