Tunisia
Fri, 12 Aug 2022 08:34:49 GMTFormer President Bourguiba Did a Lot for Tunisian Women. But Was He Their Emancipator?
[The Conversation Africa] Tunisia's National Women's Day is often associated with Habib Bourguiba, the country's first president, who pursued the policy of state feminism. Bourguiba ruled the country for 30 years after its independence from France in...
Thu, 11 Aug 2022 04:35:56 GMTInstead of Migrating to EU, Tunisians Build New Lives in Other Parts of Africa
[DW] Insaf Boughdiri is happy to participate in Rwanda's monthly Umuganda national holiday, which brings together ordinary citizens to clean streets and tend to public spaces. Boughdiri, who recently moved from Tunis to the Rwandan capital, Kigali, f...
Tue, 09 Aug 2022 11:14:05 GMTWith New Constitution, Tunisia Begins Uncertain Chapter
[VOA] Scouting for plastic refuse along the capital's broken streets, Mohammed describes brighter days working in Tunisia's once-booming tourism industry, earning salary, room and board entertaining Europeans.
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 16:47:39 GMTSaied, Bouden Review Agenda of Upcoming Cabinet Meeting
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The agenda of the upcoming cabinet and the issuance of decrees and orders were the focus of the meeting held Wednesday at Carthage Palace between President Kais Saied and Prime Minister Najla Bouden.
Tue, 02 Aug 2022 12:28:33 GMTSaied, Bouden Discuss Outcome of Audit On Grants and Loans Obtained By Tunisia Since 2011
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The outcome of the audit on the grants and loans obtained by Tunisia since 2011 were at the heart of a meeting between President Kais Saied and Prime Minister Najla Bouden Monday at the Palace of Carthage.
Tue, 02 Aug 2022 12:03:39 GMTExam Cheating Case - Criminal Investigations Initiated Against Eight People in Sidi Bouzid
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The prosecutor at the first instance court in Sidi Bouzid authorised the launch of criminal investigations against eight people for involvement in an exam cheating and document forgery case, First Deputy Prosec...
Tue, 02 Aug 2022 12:28:57 GMTGrain Quantities Collected in Siliana Rise to 862,245 Quintals
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The grain quantities collected in Siliana governorate since the beginning of the harvest season have risen to 862,245 quintals so far, head of the Department of Field Crops at the Local Agricultural Development...
Thu, 28 Jul 2022 06:21:33 GMTVoters Give President Near Unchecked Power in Low Turnout Referendum
[RFI] Tunisia has approved a new constitution granting sweeping powers to the office of President Kais Saied. Voters overwhelmingly backed the document, but less than a third of the population took part in the vote.
Wed, 27 Jul 2022 08:02:08 GMTTunisia's President Cheers Outcome of Controversial Referendum
[VOA] Tunis -- Tunisian President Kais Saied and his supporters are celebrating the apparent adoption of his controversial new constitution, following a referendum Monday. But turnout for the vote was low and the opposition is disputing the results.
Wed, 27 Jul 2022 15:17:43 GMTVoters Endorse New Constitution, Give President Saied More Power
[DW] Tunisia's electoral board Wednesday confirmed the results of a referendum on Monday backing a new constitution giving President Kais Saied greater powers.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 04:45:02 GMTLess Than 30% of Voters Turn Out to Vote in Referendum
[DW] Voters in Tunisia's referendum on Monday backed a new constitution giving President Kais Saied greater powers, with 92.3% voting "yes," according to a Sigma Conseil exit poll issued by state TV.
Mon, 25 Jul 2022 10:27:15 GMTTunisians Vote On Constitutional Referendum
[VOA] Tunisians are voting Monday in a referendum on a new constitution that would give President Kais Saied more power. The vote comes one year after Saied suspended parliament, arguing he needed to act to save the country from a political and econo...
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 06:44:16 GMTTunisians Struggle to Buy Basics As Prices Rise, Economy Crumbles
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Tunis -- The inflation diaries: Many rely on state-subsidised pasta to survive as food, fuel, and rent prices hit the poor and middle-class alike
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 05:05:07 GMTReferendum - Number of Voters Exceeds 2.4 Million At 10:00 PM
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- President of the Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE), Farouk Bouasker said that until 10:00 pm after the closing of polling stations, 2 million 458 thousand 985 voters voted during the referendum he...
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 05:04:24 GMT'Calls to Boycott Referendum Could Affect Turnout but Have No Impact On Electoral Law'
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Spokesman of the Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) Mohamed Tlili Mansri said that calls for boycotting the referendum on the draft of the new constitution could affect the turnout but have no impa...
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 05:03:43 GMTAfter 10pm, Polling Stations Will Be Transformed Into Counting Centres - Election Head
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- President of the Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) Farouk Bouasker, said that after 10:00 pm all polling stations will be transformed into counting centres.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 05:02:50 GMTNetwork Notes Absence of Parties Taking Part in Referendum Campaign in 91% of Polling Stations
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Mourakiboun network underlined the absence of parties which participated in the referendum campaign on the draft constitution in 91% of the polling stations from 6 AM to 10 PM.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 05:00:00 GMTReferendum - Turnout Reaches 21.85% By 7pm
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The total number of voters who participated in the referendum on the draft of the new Tunisian Constitution, reached 1 million 951 thousand 563 citizens until 7:00 pm, i. e. a turnout of 21.85% of all voters re...
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 04:59:02 GMTNumber of Voters Is Encouraging - Election Body President
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- President of the Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) Farouk Bouasker, announced on Monday (on the 3rd and last day of voting by the Tunisian community living abroad), the extension of the hours of t...
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 04:58:17 GMTReferendum 2022 - President Saied Casts Ballot On New Draft Constitution
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- President of the Republic Kais Saied and his spouse Ichraf Saied on Monday morning, casted their ballot on the new Constitution at the Ennasr 1 primary school polling station.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 04:57:28 GMTReferendum 2022 - Delay in Start of Polls and Lack of Equipment in Some Centres
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Tunisian Association for Integrity and Democracy of Elections (ATIDE) on Monday reported a delay of between 10 and 26 minutes in the start of the polling operations for the referendum on a new Tunisian Cons...
Sun, 24 Jul 2022 11:07:18 GMTNational Salvation Front Stages March Against July 25 Referandum
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Participants in a march staged on Saturday in Tunis at the initiative of the National Salvation Front said that the July 25 referandum will be "a hard blow" to President of the Republic Kais Saied. Tunisians wi...
Sun, 24 Jul 2022 09:04:11 GMTDoxxing - a New Tool of Repression Against Women
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] As Tunisia votes in a controversial referendum, rights campaigners say more must be done to protect women from online abuse and harassment
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 04:56:19 GMTVoting for Draft Constitution a Vote of People for People and Their Martyrs - Party
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The vote for the draft Constitution of the new Republic is "a vote of the people for the people and their martyrs," said the Popular Current party.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 04:54:13 GMTNearly 20 Police Officers Wounded in Friday's Protest, Interior Ministry Says
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- A group of protestors who on Friday took to the Habib Bourguiba Avenue, headed to the Interior Ministry's seat and deliberately took down the metal barriers there, the Interior Ministry specified in a statement...
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 04:53:46 GMTUnion Decries Assaults Against Protesters On Habib Bourguiba Avenue
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT) firmly decried the extreme violence committed by the security forces against peaceful protesters during a march staged Friday on the Habib Bourguiba Avenue in Tunis in p...
Sat, 23 Jul 2022 19:22:27 GMTInflation Triggers Chaos - Will Tunisia and Kenya Be Next?
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Soaring living costs are triggering protests worldwide. After Sri Lanka, which countries might be next?
Sat, 23 Jul 2022 14:33:34 GMTHandball - 29th Men's Juniors Africa Nations Championship - Tunisia in Group a
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Tunisia will play in Group A, alongside Angola, Morocco, the Central African Republic and Rwanda in the 29th Men's Juniors Africa Nations Championship, due in August 20-29 in Kigali (Rwanda), according to the d...
Sat, 23 Jul 2022 15:40:43 GMTGiz to Launch Catalogue Dedicated to Alternative Tourism Products and Experiences in Tunisia
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Through its project "Promotion of Sustainable Tourism in Tunisia," the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) will launch a catalogue dedicated to alternative tourism products and experiences in Tuni...
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 04:50:51 GMTAlliance for Tunisia Calls for 'Yes' Vote to End State of Exception
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- President of the "Alliance for Tunisia" party Sarhane Nasri called for voting for the new draft Constitution, during the July 25 Referendum, to end the state of exception, return to a "normal" democratic proces...