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North Africa – Tunisia: 150,000 People Vaccinated Against H1N1 Virus

Tunisia: 150,000 People Vaccinated Against H1N1 Virus
As the year 2009 dawns, the H1N1pandemic shows no sign of abating. The whole world is concerned about the spread of the virus. Of late, more than 200 countries have been touched and the virus is said to have caused the death of 12,000 people as confirmed by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Tunisia: Tunisian Man Awarded Blogger of the Year Title in Switzerland
Haykel Ezzeddine, a blogger of Tunisian origin living in Geneva, was recently awarded the title of blogger of the year 2009, by the Swiss daily newspaper “La Tribune de Gen ve”.

Tunisia: Nabeul to Host Preselection of International Webdesign Festival
The Cap Bon capital, Nabeul, will host on December 30 and 31, 2009 the preselections of the 4th edition of the “Webdesign International Festival” (WIF) 2010. The event is organized by the Digital solidarity association of Nabeul (ASNN).

Tunisia: Directors of Public Radio Stations Pay Tribute to President Ben Ali for His Support of the Information Sector
Participants in the periodic conference of directors of radio stations which was recently held in Gafsa, paid tribute to President Ben Ali’s support of the information sector and its professionals.

Tunisia: Country Sets Up a New Cyberpark in Zaghouan
In Tunisia the ICT sector currently accounts for 11% of the country’s GDP. Efforts are underway to further boost this contribution to reach 13% in the next 5 years. To achieve this goal, the country is heavily investing in its ICT infrastructure.

Tunisia: Tunisian Posts to Recruit 250 University Graduates in 2010
The qualitative growth that Tunisian Posts experienced in recent years have been achieved thanks to a series of reforms aiming at modernizing the infrastructure, encourage the use of modern technologies and the diversification of postal services.

Tunisia: 530,000 Households Connected to Gas Grid in 2009
The number of Tunisian households connected to Tunisia’s national gas grid has witnessed an exponential increase to reach 530,000 households in 2009 in comparison with 40,000 only in 1987.

Tunisia: Chinese Delegation Expresses Admiration for Social Solidarity Experience
Once again, the Tunisian experience in the sector of social solidarity is appreciated at an international level. A Chinese delegation led by Mrs. Lin Wangping, Executive Director of Human Resources and Social Security in Guang Dung governorate, in China, visited on Wednesday, the National Solidarity Fund (FSN) headquarters, in Tunis.

Tunisia: President Ben Ali Sends Message of Condolences to Family of the Late Habib Bourguiba Jr
President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali sent on Monday a message of condolences to the family of the late Habib Bourguiba Jr, the son of Tunisia’s first Leader, in which he expresses to them his feelings of sympathy and compassion.

Jihadists Call for Attacks Over Egyptian Security Fence (Israel National News)
Follow Israel news on and . (IsraelNN.com) Jihadist chatter of recent weeks has been focusing on Egypt and its construction of a security fence along its border with the Palestinian Authority. Al-Qaeda, meanwhile, calls the Palestinian Authority itself “sinful”.

Nigeria/Angola: Pharaohs? Osaze, Says – We’ll Beat Them Well
Nigeria’s footballer of the year Osaze Odemwingie has said that his team will defeat defending champions Egypt when the African Nations Cup kicks off in January. The Lokomotiv Moscow forward said the spirit that saw the team fight their way to a place in the South Africa 2010 World Cup would see it through in Angola, taking them past the back-to-back champions and on to the trophy.

Tunisia: Oussama Darraji Besttunisian Football Player in 2009
According to a poll conducted by “Jawhara FM” Radio, Oussama Darraji, the Esperance Sportive de Tunis football player was elected best football player of 2009.