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Tunisia foreign minister Othman Jerandi firedF

Tunisian President Kais Saied on Tuesday fired the country's top diplomat -- the fourth minister to lose his post this year in the politically divided nation. Nabil Ammar, Tunisia's ambassador to the European Union, will replace Othman Jerandi as foreign minister, the...
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Tunisia: Government of Kais Saied now targets trade union leadersF

A powerful Tunisian trade union Wednesday condemned the arrest of one of its top officials, saying it was linked to President Kais Saied warning workers against striking for "political ends". The arrest of Anis Kaabi, the UGTT's top official for highway workers, was...
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Sahel: France-Burkina Faso’s diplomatic crisis acceleratesF

By Delphine Touitou: France said on Thursday that it was recalling its ambassador from Burkina Faso "for consultations," a day after agreeing to demands to pull its troops from the country.  Around 400 French special forces are deployed in the deeply troubled Sahel...
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Algeria: Opposition figure Rachid Nekkaz freed from prison after he allegedly vowed to quit politicsF

An Algerian businessman and activist imprisoned for urging a boycott of the country's 2019 presidential election was released Wednesday, a rights group said, after he announced this month he would quit politics. Rachid Nekkaz was released on "humanitarian grounds",...
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