Tunisia

- Tunisia's Central Bank maintained the policy interest rate at 7% amid rising energy import costs and a widening external deficit; meanwhile, inflation rose to 5.6% in September due to higher food prices. - Tunisia amended its cybercrime decree, reducing prison terms for first-time false news offenses to fines ranging from 10,000 to 20,000 Tunisian dinars (approximately US$3,300 to US$6,700), while repeat offenders face imprisonment with a six-month sentence and fine. - Morocco appointed Fatima Zahra Mansouri as its first female head of government.