Africa: Tunisia

Tunisian Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh, pictured in January 2020, was tasked by the country's president with forming a government. By FETHI BELAID (AFP/File)

Tunisia's PM designate forms new govt but future uncertain

Feb 16, 2020

Tunisian Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh on Saturday formed a new government but it immediately hit major hurdles after me ...

Saied was electedÂ with a clear mandate to fight corruption and promote social justice, even though his role focuses on security and diplomacy. By FETHI BELAID (AFP/File)

Tunisian president mired in UN row over Trump peac...

Feb 13, 2020

Tunisian President Kais Saied's first major foray into international affairs appears to have backfired, with his diploma ...

Tunisian demonstrators carry a Palestinian flag during a protest against US President Donald Trump's Middle East peace plan on February 5, 2020. By FETHI BELAID (AFP/File)

Tunisia fires envoy to UN, reportedly over Trump p...

Feb 8, 2020

Tunisia fired its ambassador to the UN on Friday accusing him of failing to consult the foreign ministry on key issues t ...

Tunisia's Ons Jabeur lost her quarter-final against Sofia Kenin of the US. By DAVID GRAY (AFP)

'Everyone is crazy' - president among well-wishers...

Jan 28, 2020

A phone call from her president wasn't enough to help Tunisia's Ons Jabeur as she bowed out of the Australian Open after ...

Volunteers plant trees on the Kesra mountains in Tunisia's Siliana region. By FETHI BELAID (AFP)

Seeds of hope: Young volunteers replant Tunisia fo...

Jan 28, 2020

Around 40 young Tunisian volunteers gather on a bare hill in the central region of Siliana. Their weekend mission -- rev ...

Lina Ben Mhenni, an activist blogger who was prominent during the popular uprising that led to the downfall of president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, has died at the age of 36. By Fethi Belaid, Fethi Belaid (AFP/File)

Lina Ben Mhenni, activist who chronicled Tunisia u...

Jan 27, 2020

Acclaimed Tunisian blogger Lina Ben Mhenni, who chronicled the popular uprising that toppled longtime president Zine El ...

Elyes Fakhfakh has been named Tunisia's prime minister-designate and faces the difficult task of forming a cabinet agreeable to a divided parliament. By Anis MILI (AFP)

Former Tunisian finance minister named PM-designat...

Jan 21, 2020

Former finance minister Elyes Fakhfakh was named prime minister-designate by Tunisia's president late Monday, and will n ...

Habib Jemli was nominated by the Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party after it came out top in legislative polls. By FETHI BELAID (AFP/File)

Tunisian parliament rejects government of Habib Je...

Jan 11, 2020

Tunisia's parliament Friday rejected the government proposed by Prime Minister-designate Habib Jemli after months of neg ...

Tunisia's prime minister-designate Habib Jemli has formed a 28-member government, most of whom are unknown to the general public. By FETHI BELAID (AFP)

Tunisia's PM-designate announces cabinet

Jan 2, 2020

Tunisia's prime minister-designate on Thursday unveiled a proposed government composed of independent figures, after mon ...

All detainees and guards in Tunisian prisons are set to have access a guide outlining prisoners' rights by the end of March 2020. By FETHI BELAID (AFP)

Tunisia hands out prisoners' rights guide

Dec 10, 2019

Tunisian authorities on Tuesday began distributing a guide outlining prisoners' rights to be kept in all detention facil ...

Tunisia's impoverished Sidi Bouzid region -- which birthed the Arab Spring uprisings -- has experienced several periods of unrest fuelled by anger at unemployment and poverty. By Sofiene HAMDAOUI (AFP/File)

Tunisia arrests 11 after clashes in birthplace of ...

Dec 3, 2019

Eleven Tunisians were arrested during a night of clashes between protesters and police in the central region of Sidi Bou ...

Forensic experts are investigating the causes of the crash. By Fethi Belaid (AFP)

Death toll in Tunisia bus accident rises to 26

Dec 2, 2019

At least 26 people were killed when their bus careered into a ravine in the northwest of Tunisia, officials said in a ne ...

Tunisian security forces check the remains of a bus that plunged over a cliff into a ravine, in Ain Snoussi in northern Tunisia on December 1, 2019 killing 24 people. By Fethi Belaid (AFP)

Tunisian bus plunges off cliff, killing at least 2...

Dec 1, 2019

At least 24 Tunisians were killed and 18 more injured Sunday when a bus plunged off a cliff into a ravine in the country ...

Tunisians march against violence towards women

Nov 30, 2019

Several hundred mostly women protesters rallied in the Tunisian capital on Saturday against violence targeting women, ur ...

In desert dunes, electro fans rave about Tunisia t...

Nov 19, 2019

Bass rhythms boom out across the Tunisian Sahara toward a herd of camels, lasers splash colours across the dunes and VIP ...

A handout picture provided by the Tunisian Presidency Press Service on November 15, 2019 shows Tunisia's President Kais Saied (L) receiving new Prime Minister Habib Jemli at the presidential palace in the capital's eastern suburb of Carthage. By Handout (Tunisian Presidency/AFP)

Islamists' choice tapped as Tunisia PM

Nov 16, 2019

Tunisia's president tasked Habib Jemli on Friday with forming a government after the Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party no ...

The leader of Tunisian Islamist-inspired Ennahda party, Rached Ghannouchi, has been elected speaker of parliament. By FETHI BELAID (AFP)

Islamist-inspired party leader elected Tunisia hou...

Nov 13, 2019

The leader of Tunisia's Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party, Rached Ghannouchi, was elected parliament speaker on Wednesday ...