Politics Bound

Mali's transitional parliament approved a draft electoral law on Friday, a measure designed to ease the return of the country to civilian rule. The bill must be approved by the head of the military junta,  President Assim Goita, before it becomes law. The military...

The head of a news website close to Tunisia's Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party has been arrested over alleged links to a company accused of conspiring against the state, his lawyer said Friday.  Lotfi Hidouri, editor in chief of Achahed, was placed in custody on...

By Ezzedine Said Tunisia's main labour union holds a vast public sector strike Thursday to demand salary hikes and concessions on looming reforms, upping pressure on a president already facing a string of crises. Up to three million workers could observe the strike,...

By Paul Raymond Flights were cancelled, public transport ground to a halt and government offices were closed in a nationwide strike by Tunisia's main trade union Thursday, piling pressure on a president already facing multiple crises. The powerful UGTT confederation...