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Relentless: The anonymous cartoonist in his office in Tunis. He has lampooned Tunisia’s autocratic leaders. (Fethi Belaid/AFP)

Tunisia’s shadow cartoonist Z fights fascism

The cartoonist, known only as Z, has now taken on President Kais Saied, who rules by decree

Power grab protest: Police fire water cannons during demonstrations against President Kais Saied, on the 11th anniversary of the Tunisian revolution on January 14 this year.  (Fethi Belaid/AFP/Getty Images)

Tunisia’s president is ‘installing a dictatorship’

Critics fear President Kais Saied is growing increasingly authoritarian following his decision to dissolve the country’s judicial watchdog

Tunisian and international observers have dismissed the prospect of systematic fraud in the country’s second free presidential election by universal suffrage.

Will Tunisia continue to democratise?

The approach of presidential elections on September 15 has once again raised the question of whether Tunisia’s nascent democracy will last

In Algiers, police still guard the construction site, which so far is only accessible to the workers. (Reuters/Zohra Bensemra)

Bouteflika’s mosque seen as monument to megalomania

Built with the nation’s vast oil wealth, the monument on the Bay of Algiers will be the world’s third biggest mosque and Africa’s largest

President Beji Caid Essebsi (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

Election fever grips Tunisia months ahead of polls

Beji Caid Essebsi, who at 92 is the world’s second-oldest head of state, said this week he had no ambition for a second term

Tear gas is seen as protesters clash with riot police attempting to disperse the crowd during demonstrations, in Kasserine, Tunisia. (Reuters/Amine Ben Aziza)

Tunisians clash with police after journalist sets himself ablaze

Abdel Razaq Zorgi set himself on fire over harsh living conditions

Tunisians vote for new president

In a landmark election, Tunisians are voting for a new president, the first such vote since the overthrow of dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in 2011.

Tensions that gripped Tunisia since veteran strongman Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was toppled in a 2011 uprising were heightened by the murders of opposition politicians. (AFP)

Tunisia suspends talks on new PM

Talks on deciding on a new prime minister for Tunisia have been suspended as politicians fail to agree on someone to run the country.

US to assist in rebuilding Tunisian economy

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has pledged that Washington would help Tunisia rebuild its economy and democracy as it struggles with reforms.