Tunisian soldiers fought loyalists of ousted strongman Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali near the presidential palace, police say.
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/ 17 January 2011
The official response to unrest on Tunisia’s streets comes straight out of a tyrant’s playbook.
Tunisia’s prime minister promised to announce a new government on Monday, hoping to maintain momentum to ward off fresh protests.
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/ 16 January 2011
Tunisian special forces fought a heavy gun battle with members of the ousted president’s security force on Sunday.
Tunisia’s new leadership moved to form a coalition government to gain the upper hand over violent looters and quell arson and shooting.
Hundreds of soldiers patrolled the streets of the Tunisian capital on Saturday where the prime minister was due to meet opposition parties.
Tunisia’s new leader promised order would be restored while he attempts to form a coalition to take the country to elections.
Gunshots rang out and police fired tear gas to disperse protesters demanding the resignation of Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali on Friday.
Tunisia’s autocratic president, facing riots that have rocked his nation, ordered prices on food staples slashed and suggested he will leave office.
Gunshots were heard in Tunis on Thursday, a Reuters reporter said, after one man was killed in clashes with police in the city overnight.
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/ 13 January 2011
Sporadic sounds of clashes and rounds of gunfire echoed in the suburbs of Tunisia’s capital as youths defied curfew.
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/ 12 January 2011
In brochures Tunisia is a land of endless sandy beaches and welcoming bazaars. But behind that are legions of angry jobless youths who see no future.
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/ 11 January 2011
The official death toll in public unrest since the New Year is now at 18 after four civilians were killed on Monday in clashes with police.
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/ 11 January 2011
Tunisia President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali blamed weekend rioting that left at least 14 people dead on "gangs of thugs".
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/ 10 January 2011
Fourteen were killed this weekend in the deadliest incidents yet in a wave of protests in Tunisia sparked by high food prices and unemployment.
At least one man has been killed in clashes with police in a Tunisian provincial town, a hospital source and witnesses said.
The United States raised concerns with Tunisia about its handling of political unrest as well as its apparent "interference" with the internet.
Tunisia will challenge all your preconceived notions about travelling in North Africa, writes Maya Fisher-French.
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/ 15 January 2010
Algeria became the first World Cup qualifiers to win at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations on Thursday while hosts Angola also took maximum points.
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/ 26 October 2009
Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali has won a fifth term in office by a massive margin, near-complete results from the poll showed on Monday.
Algeria, Cameroon, Ivory Coast and Tunisia could qualify for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa this weekend.
Reports in the local media about a Tunisian woman pregnant with 12 babies have caught the attention of Tunisian health authorities.
Title holders CS Sfaxien should start the African Confederation Cup this weekend with a comfortable victory against visitors Al-Ahly Benghazi.
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/ 21 November 2008
Etoile Sahel or title holders CS Sfaxien will create history on Saturday by becoming the first club to win the African Confederation Cup twice.
Women in Islamic North Africa have quietly and steadily overcome tradition and law to advance their rights.
Tunisia routinely uses torture, illegal detention and unfair trials in the name of fighting terrorism and should be held to accepted standards.
Fifty illegal immigrants have died in an attempt to reach Europe from North Africa, the Tunisian Arab-language daily Assabah-Ousbouii reported on Monday. The victims, all of them African, died of hunger or thirst or froze to death after the small boat in which they were travelling apparently ran out of petrol.
The African Development Bank (AfDB), the only multilateral development body specifically devoted to Africa, will add -billion to its portfolio of agricultural loans to help address the food crisis in African countries, the bank said on Saturday.
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/ 24 January 2008
Africa could attract more than -billion in investment to plug big infrastructure gaps provided individual states cede more sovereignty to strengthen regional economies, an African Development Bank (ADB) expert said on Wednesday. ”The money is there,” ADB development economist Samuel Onwona said.
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/ 22 January 2008
The World Bank and African Development Bank, acting over the turmoil in Kenya, said on Tuesday they may have to adjust lending programmes if unrest persists following a disputed poll. ”We wish to continue working with the people of Kenya … but it is difficult to do so effectively in an environment of instability,” they said.
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/ 28 October 2007
Al-Ahly of Egypt closed on a record third consecutive African Champions League title after holding Etoile Sahel of Tunisia 0-0 in the first leg of the final on Saturday. Etoile failed to convert the two chances of a tight, tense clash and finished with 10 men after the 80th-minute dismissal of Mehdi Meriah for a professional foul.
Amine Chermiti scored twice as Etoile Sahel of Tunisia defeated Al-Hilal of Sudan 3-1 this weekend to reach a third African Champions League final in four years. Saber Ben Frej was also on target for Etoile as they squeezed through 4-3 on aggregate, having lost the first leg of the semifinal 2-1 in Omdurman two weeks ago.