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Tunisia: a country in flux

March 3, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

The hopes of peaceful transition to democracy in Tunisia have been dented by the murder of a leading secularist figure. The event poses urgent questions of the country’s new political elite, says Valentina Bartolucci. Tunisia for many years had an … read more »

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Tunisia: a counterrevolutionary moment?

February 11, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

A general strike was called yesterday, there are ongoing protests across the country and calls for the military to enter into the political arena in a more robust way. The tragic assassination of leftist politician and human rights defender Chokri … read more »

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Some politicians in the first democratic government of Tunisia

December 31, 2011 by IndepthAfrica

The three parties in the new coalition government of Tunisia have months, not years, to deliver on unemployment, political reform and economic growth. Exactly two months after Tunisia’s October 23 elections, a peaceful transfer of power took place—a rarity in … read more »

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