Politics Bound

By Aymen Jamli Tunisian President Kais Saied on Thursday sacked 57 judges accused of corruption and other crimes, after passing a new law strengthening his grip on the judiciary. Saied, who has steadily extended his powers since he sacked the government and suspended...

The leading union group in Chad on Tuesday called for an indefinite strike from Wednesday demanding the immediate release of six opposition activists detained following violent anti-France protests. The Union of Unions of Chad (UST), which represents public and...

Tunisia's powerful UGTT trade union confederation said Monday it would not take part in a national dialogue proposed by President Kais Saied, arguing that it excludes key actors and civil society. Saied sacked the government last July before dissolving parliament and...

By Arezki Daoud: Libya continues to surprise us. Its political leaders are morally bankrupt and getting worse by the day, under the control of thug foreign governments. They are unable to articulate their own crisis exit strategy that does not involve violence or the...