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Algeria: Activist Slimane Bouhafs sentenced to prisonF

An Algerian activist who had refugee status in Tunisia but was mysteriously returned to face trial in Algeria was jailed Friday for three years on terror charges, a rights group said. Slimane Bouhafs "has been sentenced to three years in prison without parole" and a...

Podcast: Food shortages and rising cost of commodities in Tunisia: briefly explainedF

Arezki Daoud of MEA Risk and The North Africa Journal visited Tunisia this November and is bringing better understanding on the challenges facing the Tunisians in their day-to-day living. Listen to the audio podcast version: Download the MP3 file here...

Migration: Three-year old girl from Tunisia reaches Italy on migrant boat, without parentsF

A Tunisian toddler aged just three has reached Italy aboard a boat with other irregular migrants, but without her parents, who have been detained, authorities said Thursday. "The prosecution has opened an investigation and the girl's parents have been detained on...

Tunisian bakers strike over unpaid subsidiesF

Thousands of Tunisian bakers staged a strike Wednesday to demand that the state pay up overdue subsidies, but suspended the action in the evening after reaching a deal with the government. The national bakery owners' union said some 3,200 of their businesses had...

Migrations: Nine migrants die in west Tunisia, as number of migrants crossing the Med Sea increased 300% in first quarterF

May 17, 2023

The bodies of nine migrants from sub-Saharan African countries have been found in western Tunisia, near the border...

Sahel: Thousands displaced by Niger conflict set to returnF

May 16, 2023

More than 18,000 people who have fled conflict in jihadist-hit western Niger are being given help to return as...

Sahel: Growing concern over crackdown on media in the SahelF

May 3, 2023

Thirty media outlets and press freedom groups on Wednesday called for Mali and Burkina Faso's ruling juntas to...

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