Nigeria: Can Peter Obi’s online appeal win enough votes? | Elections
From: The Listening PostAs Nigerians head to the polls, will the force of social media get Peter Obi the top job? Plus, Ukrainian journalists on…
Tunisia arrests key opposition figure as crackdown escalates | News
Jaouhar Ben Mbarek, a critic of the president, is a prominent member of the main opposition coalition NSFT. Police in Tunisia have arrested Jaouhar Ben…
Tunisia police arrest prominent figures as crackdown continues | Politics News
The arrests come amid a continuing crackdown on critics of President Kais Saied. Tunisian police arrested two prominent opposition leaders and surrounded the house of…
Tunisia’s Saied says migration aimed at changing demography | Migration News
Rights activists criticise the president’s comments, say they are intended to ‘create an imaginary enemy’. President Kais Saied has alleged that undocumented immigration from sub-Saharan…
Tunisia’s Ennahdha party says leader summoned for questioning | News
Rached Ghannouchi, speaker of dissolved parliament, told to appear at police station after arrests of president’s critics. Tunisian police have summoned the head of the…
Tunisia unions protest against economic woes, official’s arrest | Protests News
Thousands protest against president’s policies, accusing him of trying to stifle basic freedoms including union rights. Thousands of Tunisian trade unionists have held protests across…
Wave of raids, arrests target government critics in Tunisia | News
Tunis, Tunisia – Mounia Brahim shakes as she recounts the arrest of her husband Abdelhamid Jelassi, a former politician from the Ennahdha party, from their…
Tunisia arrests more prominent critics of President Saied | News
Detentions come amid a wave of arrests targeting politicians and other critics of the government. Tunisian police have arrested two more prominent opponents of President…
Tunisian police detain prominent politicians, businessman | News
Eltaief, once a confidant of former President Ben Ali, and two key political activists were detained. Tunisian police have arrested influential businessman Kamel Eltaief, once…
‘One of a kind’: Radhouane Slimane and Tunisia’s basketball boom | Basketball News
When African champions US Monastir step onto the court on Friday at the FIBA Intercontinental Cup (ICC), it could be captain Radhouane Slimane’s final chance…
Middle East round-up: Has the next Intifada already started? | News
Here’s a round-up of Al Jazeera’s Middle East coverage this week. Escalating violence in Israel and Palestine, a drone attack in Iran, and an investigation…
Another uprising is in the making in Tunisia | Opinions
In Tunisia, almost everyone agrees on one point: The economy is the country’s greatest vulnerability. Twelve years after its revolution, widespread economic dissatisfaction and blind…
Low turnout expected as Tunisia holds parliamentary elections | News
In Sunday’s second round, voters are choosing among 262 candidates seeking to fill the 131 remaining seats. Tunisia is going to the polls in the…