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Strike over pay paralyses transport in Tunisian capital

Strike over pay paralyses transport in Tunisian capital

TAREK AMARA METRO and bus traffic in Tunisia's capital ground to a halt after employees of state transport company Transtu held a strike over delays in the payment of wages and bonuses. The strike in Tunis highlights the financial problems faced by public companies on the verge of bankruptcy while President Kais Saied's government contends with its worst financial crisis. "The financial situation in the company is really difficult," said Transtu spokesperson Hayat Chamtouri. The industrial action is a show of strength for the powerful UGTT union, which has pledged to hold a series of protests. The union, with 1…
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Addis Ababa yet to meet the needs of residents: what has to change

Addis Ababa yet to meet the needs of residents: what has to change

WITH an estimated population of more than 3.7 million people, Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, is home to about a quarter of Ethiopia’s urban population. The city generates well above 29% of Ethiopia’s urban GDP and 20% of national urban employment. Author EZANA WELDEGHEBRAEL, Research Fellow, University of Manchester Over the last two decades, Addis Ababa has witnessed rapid socio-economic changes and a drastic physical transformation. This was propelled by a development-oriented government and the private sector. However, the city faces challenges around housing, transport, infrastructure, services, youth unemployment and displacement. I’m part of the African Cities Research Consortium,…
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Ethiopian Airlines says ready to transport COVID-19 vaccines

Ethiopian Airlines says ready to transport COVID-19 vaccines

ETHIOPIAN Airlines is set to take a lead role in ferrying COVID-19 vaccines around the world and expects demand for the service to last for up to three years, its head of cargo services said yesterday. Africa's biggest carrier has turned to cargo services to shore up revenue after the onset of the coronavirus crisis last year sent passenger numbers down sharply. "We have aircrafts converted from passengers by removing their seats, 16 of them, which are very wide aircrafts converted to transport vaccines," Fitsum Abadi, the managing director of Ethiopian Cargo, told Reuters. He was speaking after an Ethiopian…
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