Tag Archives: Tunis
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 »
Posted in Article, North Africa, Tunisia
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Tagged al-Nahda, Chokri Belaid, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, Rashid Al-Ghannushi, Tunis, Tunisia, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
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Tunisia, one of the most secular Arab countries in modern times—and the first country to experience the “Arab Spring”—was also recently the first Arab country to experience an Islamic assassination since the Arab Spring began. The BBC explains: Tunisian opposition … read more »
Posted in Article, North Africa, Tunisia
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Tagged Arab Spring, bbc, Belaid, Egypt, IndepthAfrica, Islam, Islamism, Tunis, Tunisia
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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 »
Posted in Article, North Africa, Tunisia
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Tagged al-Nahda, Belaid, Ben Ali, French Revolution, IndepthAfrica, Mohamed Zran, Nahda, Tunis, Tunisia
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Mounira Chaieb Last week, both the Tunisian caretaker President Dr Moncef Marzouki and the president of the ruling Islamist Movement, Rachid Gannouchi , were in London to receive the ‘2012 Chatham House Prize’. Chatham House is a leading London based … read more »
For the fourth day in a row, thousands of people are still protesting in Siliana demanding that the local governor quits. Of all Arab countries that experienced a popular uprising, Tunisia seems to be the most stable. The National Constituent … read more »
Posted in Article, North Africa, Tunisia
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Tagged Arab Spring, IndepthAfrica, National Constituent Assembly, Siliana, Tunis, Tunisia, Tunisian General Labour Union, UGTT, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
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More than 150 Tunisians have been injured, 13 critically, in clashes between security forces and demonstrators demanding the release prisoners detained detained during the country’s 2011 uprising. On Wednesday, clashes broke out between security forces and Tunisian protesters as riot … read more »
The United States ordered non-essential staff to leave its embassies in Tunisia and Sudan on Saturday after both diplomatic posts were attacked and Khartoum rejected a U.S. request to send a platoon of Marines to bolster security at its mission … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, North Africa, Sudan, Tunisia
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Tagged Barack Obama, Friday, IndepthAfrica, Khartoum, Sudan, Tunis, United States, United States Department of State, Victoria Nuland
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TUNIS, Tunisia — A representative of the U.N.’s refugee agency says 60 African and Iraqi refugees stranded on border of Tunisia and Libya have left for the United States. Hala Harouni, the representative of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees … read more »
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa, Tunisia
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Tagged Associated Press, Libya, Refugees of Iraq, Sudan, Tunis, Tunisia, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, United States
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Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Foreign Commonwealth Office London, United Kingdom February 23, 2012 SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, good evening. And I want to begin by thanking the prime minister and the foreign secretary for hosting us. This has been … read more »
Posted in Documents, Press Releases, US Press Secretary
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Al-Shabaab, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Somali, Somali people, Somalia, Syria, Tunis, United States
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Tunis – The director of the International Monetary Fund says her organisation has been working closely with Tunisian authorities since the revolution to cope with the current economic crisis. Christine Lagarde said on Thursday at the conclusion of her two … read more »
Posted in News, North Africa, Tunisia
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Tagged Arab World, Christine Lagarde, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Monetary Fund, Tourism, Travel and Tourism, Tunis, Tunisia
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ROME, Italy, January 5, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Minister Terzi has a January agenda packed with meetings and missions whose main focus will be the European and Mediterranean themes that are among Italy’s top foreign policy priorities. The minister’s … read more »
Posted in Press Releases
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Tagged Cairo, Egypt, Foreign Affairs Council, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Italy, January, Minister for Foreign Affairs (Germany), Rome, Tunis
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Tunis – The Tunisian news agency says a four-member border patrol was kidnapped by an armed Libyan group but three of the guards quickly escaped. It was the first such incident along the border, which has been well guarded since … read more »
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa
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Tagged Ben Gardane, border guard, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Interior ministry, Libya, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Tunis, Tunisia
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By Yilma Bekele The last few months I have been inflicted with a Herman Cain (HC) moment. You remember his interview with a newspaper publisher and when asked his opinion regarding President Obama’s policy on the uprising in Libya? My … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Ethiopia, Yilma Bekele
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Tagged Alexander Dubček, Czechoslovakia, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Mohamed Bouazizi, Prague, Prague Spring, Soviet Union, Tunis, Vaclav Havel
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Tunisia marks the year anniversary on Saturday, December 17 of the self-immolation of Mohammed Bouazizi, whose act of protest triggered a revolution in the North African country – and the wider popular uprising now known as the “Arab Spring.” While … read more »
Posted in News, North Africa, Spotlight, Tunisia
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Tagged Arab World, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, Jordan, Libya, North Africa, Tunis, Tunisia, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
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Tunis – Tunisia’s constituent assembly has adopted a provisional constitution that will allow the country to name a government, a month and a half after its first post-revolution election. The 217-member assembly approved each of the 26 clauses of the … read more »
Posted in News, North Africa, Tunisia
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Tagged Constituent Assembly, Demographics of Tunisia, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Islamic Renaissance Movement, Islamism, Tunis, Tunisia, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
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Despite Tunisia’s successful election in October, there has emerged a remarkable ideological split in the ranks. In Bardo, protesters are pressuring members of the National Constituent Assembly to pass eleven measures to further the goals of the revolution. On October … read more »
Posted in Article, North Africa, Tunisia
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Tagged Constituent Assembly, Ennahda, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Islamic Renaissance Movement, Islamism, National Constituent Assembly, Tunis, Tunisia, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
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November 28, 2011 by benim
Tunis – Hundreds of Tunisian police rallied in the capital Monday to demand fair trials for colleagues accused of killing demonstrators during pro-democracy protests this year. “The police… victim of politics and politicians,” the officers chanted outside buildings housing government … read more »
Posted in News, North Africa, Tunisia
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab people, Ben Ali, breaking news, East Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, January, nothafrica, Police, Saudi Arabia, Tunis, Tunisia, West Africa, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
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November 24, 2011 by benim
Tunis – Authorities imposed an overnight curfew in a Tunisian province on Thursday, an official said, after riots over jobs highlighted the challenges facing the new government in meeting expectations for better living conditions. The riots in the Gafsa region … read more »
Posted in News, North Africa, Tunisia
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Tagged breaking news, East Africa, Gafsa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, Islamic Renaissance Movement, Kasserine, Nigeria, Nigeria news, North Africa, Pan African News, Reuters, Saudi Arabia, Southern Africa, Tunis, Tunisia, West Africa, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
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November 24, 2011 by benim
Tunisian security forces fired into the air to try to disperse more than 3,000 protesters who were preparing to attack a government building in the provincial town of Kasserine On Wednesday, witnesses said. The protesters took to the streets because … read more »
Posted in News, North Africa, Tunisia
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Tagged Arab people, breaking news, East Africa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, Islamic Renaissance Movement, Islamism, Middle East, Nigeria, Nigeria news, North Africa, Pan African News, Saudi Arabia, Southern Africa, Tunis, Tunisia, West Africa, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
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November 2, 2011 by benim
Tunis – Radical Islamists have seized control of 150 to 200 mosques and prayer halls around Tunisia this year, a senior religious official said on Wednesday. Official control over Tunisia’s 5 000 mosques and small prayer halls has relaxed since … read more »
Posted in News, North Africa, Tunisia
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Tagged Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, Islam, Islamic Renaissance Movement, Islamism, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Reuters, Saudi Arabia, Southern Africa, Tunis, Tunisia, West Africa, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
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November 1, 2011 by benim
Tunis – A Tunisian court has issued an international arrest warrant against the widow of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat over alleged corruption, an official said on Monday. Justice ministry spokesperson Kadhem Zine el Abidine told AFP that a … read more »
Posted in News, North Africa, Tunisia
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Tagged Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, Leïla Ben Ali, Malta, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Palestine Liberation Organization, Pan African News, Southern Africa, Suha Arafat, Tunis, Tunisia, West Africa, Yasser Arafat, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
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October 28, 2011 by benim
Tunis – Tunisia’s main Islamist party emerged victorious Thursday in the Arab Spring’s first elections, taking 90 of 217 seats in the new assembly, nine months after the ouster of dictator Zine el Abidine Ben Ali. Violent protests broke out … read more »
Posted in News, North Africa, Tunisia
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Tagged Ennahda, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, Islamism, London, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Sidi Bouzid, Southern Africa, Tunis, Tunisia, West Africa, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
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October 24, 2011 by benim
Tunis – Tunisians and the world eagerly awaited the results on Monday of the country’s first-ever democratic elections held nine months after the ouster of a dictator that gave birth to the Arab spring. As ballots were counted overnight, the … read more »
Posted in News, North Africa, Tunisia
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Tagged Barack Obama, Demographics of Tunisia, Ennahda, European Union, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Mohamed Bouazizi, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, Tunis, Tunisia, United States, West Africa
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October 23, 2011 by benim
Tunis – Voter turnout in Tunisia’s first-ever democratic election was nearing 70%, elections chief Kamel Jendoubi said Sunday, with just over two hours of polling to go. “The national average is approaching 70%,” he told journalists in Tunis, adding that … read more »
Posted in Election, News, North Africa, Tunisia
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Tagged Arab people, Arab Spring, Election, Greenwich Mean Time, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, Sunday, Tunis, Tunisia, West Africa, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
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October 23, 2011 by benim
Tunisian military carry voting boxes to a polling station in Mnihla near Tunis, Saturday Oct. 22, 2011 Tunisians began voting Sunday to select a so-called Constituent Assembly, tasked to draw up a new constitution and chart a political roadmap for … read more »
Posted in Election, News, North Africa, Tunisia
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Tagged Constituent Assembly, Demographics of Tunisia, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Middle East, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, Tunis, Tunisia, voting, West Africa, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
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Tunis – Tunisia has arrested a colonel in the former Libyan intelligence service, hiding out in a rented house in a remote town after Muammar Gaddafi’s fall, the official TAP news agency said on Saturday. The officer had crossed the … read more »
Posted in News, North Africa, Tunisia
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Tagged Algeria, Douz, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Libya, Libyan, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, Tunis, Tunisia, West Africa
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September 27, 2011 by benim
Tunis – A lawyer says prisoners continue to be mistreated in Tunisian prisons despite the pro-democracy uprising which brought down the government January 14. Torture was rampant under the autocratic regime of former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. Imen … read more »
Posted in News, North Africa, Tunisia
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Tagged Algeria, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, January 14, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, President of Tunisia, Southern Africa, Tunis, Tunisia, West Africa, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
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September 26, 2011 by benim
Tunis – Libyan former prime minister Baghdadi al-Mahmudi, arrested in Tunisia and jailed for six months for illegal entry, will go to appeal on Tuesday, the justice ministry said. Prime minister until the last days of Muammar Gaddafi’s regime, Mahmudi … read more »
September 22, 2011 by benim
Tunis – Former Libyan prime minister Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi was sentenced to six months in prison in Tunisia for illegally entering the country, sources in the interior ministry in Tunis told the German Press Agency dpa on Thursday. Mahmoudi was arrested … read more »
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa, Tunisia
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Tagged Algeria, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Libya, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Muammar Gaddafi, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, Thursday, Tripoli, Tunis, Tunisia, West Africa
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September 19, 2011 by benim
Tunis – The appeal trial for relatives of Tunisia’s ousted leader Tunisian Zine el Abidine Ben Ali and his wife Leila Trabelsi was set to October 3 by a Tunis appeals court on Monday. The relatives of the deposed dictator … read more »
Posted in News, North Africa, Tunisia
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Tagged Arab World, Demographics of Tunisia, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Middle East, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, President of Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Southern Africa, Tunis, Tunisia, West Africa, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
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