Morocco falls further down corruption index
Transparency International reported in its 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index, published on February 11th, that Morocco lost a point and dropped...
Tunisia
Tunisia’s opposition leader begins hunger strike
Tunisia's opposition party leader has begun her hunger strike in prison to protest her "ill treatment" by authorities. According to...
Ten endangered flamingos rescued from Tunisian smugglers
Ten endangered flamingos have been rescued after smugglers were caught attempting to traffic them out of Tunisia, reports the Tunisian...
Tunisia: Ten endangered flamingos rescued from smugglers
Ten endangered flamingos have been rescued as smugglers attempted to traffic them out of Tunisia. According to the BBC on...
Hatem Nafti: Kais Saied orchestrates Tunisia’s democratic demise
The Tunisian presidential election, which took place on 6 October, was marked by a very repressive and unfair political environment....
Tunisia’s opposition party denounces “political” jailing of leader
Tunisia’s opposition party Ennahda has lambasted the sentencing of its political leader Rached Ghannouchi to an additional 22 years of...
Tunisian opposition leader handed second 22 year jail sentence
On February 5th Jailed Tunisian opposition leader, Rached Ghannouchi was sentenced to another prison term in a series of sentences...
New UK-Tunisia migration deal condemned by human rights groups
The UK’s new £5 million deal with Tunisia to control migration flows into Europe is being strongly condemned by human...
Tunisia: Opposition leader handed another long prison sentence
The imprisoned Tunisian opposition leader has been handed another long prison sentence as part of a wave of new judgements...
US senator calls for America to cut aid to Tunisia
Republican US Senator Joe Wilson has called for America to cut their sending of aid to Tunisia. According to Middle...
UK-Tunisia deal putting migrants at risk argue rights groups
Human rights organisations has condemned the UK's multi-million pound migration deal with Tunisia, arguing the country cannot be considered a...
Tunisia repays $1bn in foreign loans as debt struggle continues
The Tunisian government has successfully paid back $1.18 of foreign loans this month as the country continues to struggle with...
Tunisian President extends exceptional emergency powers again
The Tunisian president announced on January 30th that the state of emergency will be extended until the end of 2025,...
Tunisia: President extends exceptional emergency powers
Tunisian president Kais Saied has announced the extension of the state of emergency imposed on his country till the end...
Famous Tunisian rapper and alleged drug kingpin arrested
A famous Tunisian rapper has been arrested and is believed by authorities to be the kingpin of a drug trafficking...
