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Introducing Intermarché Express: The New Face of Former Casino Stores in France
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
2023-10-03 11:19:07
No longer call it Casino but Intermarché Express.
A total of 61 Casino stores across France will change brands in the coming days due to the financial difficulties encountered by the group specializing in food distribution. This is the case of the Debourg Casino supermarket, located in the 7th arrondissement.
The 2,180 m² store is currently closed to make way for an Intermarché Express. The sign is already visible to passers-by. The reopening is announced for October 16.
This is a first salvo of sale of Casino stores to Intermarché, all for a “business value of 209 million euros including service stations”. The second should take place during 2024 and concern 72 Casino stores.
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National Strike Disruptions: Stay Informed on Transportation Disruptions in Belgium
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
2023-09-29 14:01:55
As the common front has called for a national strike, some of the staff of these companies might take part in the demonstration. The Stib management therefore expects disruptions all day in Brussels, without being able to estimate the extent of the movement at this stage. Travelers will be informed in real time on the company’s various communication media (social networks, apps, website, etc.)
In Wallonia, Tec also expects rough traffic. The company recommends anticipating trips by consulting the deleted routes which will be visible via the time search on the letec.be website and the Tec application from Tuesday at 4:00 p.m. Le Tec even advises providing an alternative to public transport.
In the north of the country, De Lijn indicates that tram and bus traffic throughout Flanders and in Brussels will be disrupted. It is currently developing adapted schedules which can be consulted Tuesday evening on its website.
For its part, SNCB has not yet communicated any possible disruptions. As a rally is planned in Brussels, it is possible that the staff of the national railway company will remain active in order to transport the activists to the capital. In the event of a strike, a minimum service system is set up anyway, depending on the willingness of staff to work.
The three unions (FGTB, CSC and CGSLB) and various civil society organizations are protesting once morest the proposed judicial ban on demonstrations. This ban threatens the democratic right to demonstrate, according to them. Several protest actions had already been organized before the summer.
At the beginning of July, the Justice Committee gave its approval to the bill from Minister of Justice Vincent Van Quickenborne “aimed at making justice more humane, faster and more punitive”. The bill includes a judicial ban on protests, giving judges the ability to ban rioters from protesting for a certain period of time. However, some fear that it might become a lever to also restrict peaceful demonstrations.
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Guinea: two years after the coup, the broken dialogue between the junta and the opposition
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
2023-09-05 21:15:49
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In Guinea, this September 5 marks the two years of the military putsch led by Mamadi Doumbouya which overthrew President Alpha Condé. The dialogue seems more broken than ever between the putschists and the opposition. She believes that the conditions are not met for a frank dialogue. Colonel Doumbouya has made a commitment to ECOWAS to return power to civilians at the end of 2024, but consensus on the organization and the system supposed to lead to the ballot seems difficult to find.
In DR Congo, the investigation continues almost a week following the death of several dozen people in Goma in the east of the country. A military operation had been launched to prevent a demonstration once morest Monusco and the East African regional force, accused of ineffectiveness once morest armed groups in North Kivu. An intergovernmental mission, which visited the site, announced the arrest of two senior military officials following the repression of this demonstration. They are prosecuted for crimes once morest humanity by murder.
In Lagos, Nigeria, authorities have inaugurated a metro line, a 13-kilometer stretch that cuts a two-hour journey into 15 minutes. The objective of this blue line is to reduce gigantic traffic jams in the Nigerian megalopolis.
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