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๐น๐ณ Tunisian opposition leaderdoused with acid in his own home
Former Tunisian health minister and leader of the opposition Action and Achievement party Abdellatif Mekki was seriously injured after a neighbour threw acid at him in his home. “We condemn in the strongest possible terms this criminal attack, which is a flagrant violation of all humanitarian laws and values. โWe call on the security and…
๐ง๐ฎ Burundi Assumes New Chairmanship of COMESA
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is a regional economic community in Africa with twenty-one member states stretching from Tunisia to Eswatini. Its 23rd Summit of Heads of State and Government is underway in Bujumbura, Burundi, where President Evariste Ndayishimiye has assumed the blocโs leadership, taking over from his Zambiaโs counterpart Hakainde…
Tunisia President sworn in for second term
Tunisian President Kais Saied was sworn in today for his second five-year term during a formal session of parliament. Saied secured a decisive victory in the presidential elections held on October 6, garnering nearly 91% of the votes. President Saied first ascended to office in 2019.
๐น๐ณ Tunisian MPs propose bill stripping central bank of exclusivity on interest rates, ending its independence
Tunisia’s central bank will no longer have the exclusive power to adjust interest rates or foreign exchange policy, and must only take such action in consultation with the government, but it will be allowed to finance the treasury, a bill proposed by lawmakers showed on Friday. The step is the latest move that will completely…
Tunisia’s Saied moves toward landslide win in election
Tunisian President Kais Saied Poised for Re-Election Amid Low Voter Turnout Supporters of Tunisian President Kais Saied took to the streets of the capital on Sunday night, celebrating after an exit poll suggested a decisive victory in the countryโs presidential election. According to a poll broadcast on state television, Saied garnered 89.2% of the vote,…
Tunisia votes Sunday in its third presidential election since the Arab Spring
With his major opponents imprisoned or left off the ballot, Tunisian President Kais Saied faces few obstacles to winning reelection on Sunday, five years after riding anti-establishment backlash to a first term. The North African countryโs Oct. 6 presidential election is its third since protests led to the 2011 ouster of President Zine El Abidine…
Russia is considering cancelling visas for several African countries
Russia is considering cancelling visas for several African countries. Moscow is preparing agreements on a visa-free regime with nine countries in Africa and the Middle East, according to Alexei Klimov, head of the Consular Department of Russian diplomacy. Previously, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced that Russia was in talks to simplify visa regimes with several…
Tunisia assembly votes on electoral bill nine days before poll, opposition calls protest
Tunisia’s parliament was set to vote on a major amendment to the electoral law on Friday, nine days before a presidential election that opposition groups fear will cement President Kais Saied’s authoritarian rule. The bill strips the Administrative Court of its authority to adjudicate electoral disputes. It is likely to pass in an assembly elected…
Families of jailed Tunisians call on ICC to look into claims of migrant abuse, political persecution
Families and lawyers of imprisoned Tunisian opposition figures implored the International Criminal Court on Tuesday to probe alleged rights violations against migrants in the country. In a statement, lawyer Rodney Dixon said, โBlack African migrants are facing brutal and heartless treatment at the hands of the Tunisian authoritiesโฆCountless migrants report similar experiences of arbitrary arrest…
Tunisian Presidential Candidate Sentenced to Prison
In Tunisia, a court sentenced presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel to 20 months in prison. The head of the opposition Azimun party, Zammel, was arrested in early September on charges of falsifying voter signatures. The candidate himself called the case “fabricated.” The presidential elections will take place on October 6, and the current head of state,…
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