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Tunisia: A democratic dream destroyed
Fourteen years ago, Tunisia was the very emblem of hope
The African Union has a poor record of protecting democracy. 2024 was no different
Whenever its resolve to protect democracy has been tested, the continental body has fallen short
Tunisia’s shadow cartoonist Z fights fascism
The cartoonist, known only as Z, has now taken on President Kais Saied, who rules by decree
Tunisia, an anti-democratic revolution in the making
President Kais Saied is using African migrants and European Union migration policies to undo recently acquired democratic rights
Editorial: Calling out xenophobic bullies in all of Africa including Tunisian President Kais Saïed
Real leaders don’t pick on the weak. They include them in problem-solving and strengthening their nations and the continent
World Bank halts Tunisia partnership programme over president’s ‘hate speech’
Hundreds of terrified African migrants flee to embassies and camps as human rights groups warns of increasing vigilante attacks
Africa updates: What happened on the continent this week
In the round-up: The Catholic Church and abuse, literature, journalists win a Nobel peace prize and South Africa among the world’s worst polluters
Clashes in Tunisia after president ousts PM amid Covid protests
Street clashes erupted Monday outside Tunisia’s army-barricaded parliament, a day after President Kais Saied ousted the prime minister and suspended the legislature, plunging the…