Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda and Eric Kikomeko at 1548 EAT on Wednseday 17 Decemeber 2025 Fifteen years ago, a Tunisian fruit seller, Mohamed Bouazizi, despairing over official corruption and police harassment, set himself on fire in the center of his hometown, Sidi Bouzid—an act that ignited a wave of uprisings across the region….
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AFCON 2025: Uganda to Face Nigeria, Tunisia, and Tanzania in Group Stage Battle
By Anastasios Gordon Sekandi – updated at 08:39 EAT Tuesday 28 January 2025 TotalEnergies AFCON 2025 Final Draw Group C1. Nigeria 🇳🇬2. Tunisia 🇹🇳3. Uganda 🇺🇬4. Tanzania 🇹🇿 Rabat, Morocco | HICGI | Uganda – The stage is set for Uganda as they prepare to take on Nigeria, Tunisia, and Tanzania in the group stages of…
AU Kampala Summit To Adopt 10-Year CAADP Strategy For Agricultural Transformation And Food Systems In Africa.
By Anastasios Gordon Sekandi, Ernest Benjamin Kivumbi and AU Press Unit. EAT 22:15. Thursday, January 09, 2025. MUNYONYO, UGANDA-Ministers of Agriculture from the African Union’s (AU) 55 member states have convened in Kampala, Uganda, for a three-day Extraordinary Summit aimed at advancing agricultural transformation and strengthening food systems across the continent. The summit, taking place…
Tunisian opposition figure Moussi sentenced to prison ahead of October election
A potential presidential candidate in Tunisia has been sentenced to two years in prison, marking another setback to the country’s fledgling opposition challenging President Kais Saied as he seeks a new term. Abir Moussi, a 49-year-old lawyer and the head of the right-wing Free Destourian Party, was arrested in October after criticizing the electoral process…
Tunisia votes again for a parliament stripped of power by the president
Tunisians voted again on Sunday in elections for a parliament stripped of its powers, the final pillar of President Kais Saied’s remake of politics in the birthplace of the Arab Spring. The second-round vote comes as the North African country grapples with a grave economic crisis and deep political divisions over Saied‘s July 2021 power grab. Some 262 candidates, including just…
Tunisian constitution committee head condemns president’s draft.
Former constitutional law professor Sadok Belaid says constitutional chapters could pave way for a ‘disgraceful dictatorial regime’ Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1408 EAT on Sunday 3rd July 2022. The head of Tunisia’s constitution committee has condemned the proposed constitution put forward by President Kais Saied this week, the local Assabah newspaper has reported. Sadok…
ASToN Delegates Convene in Tunisia; Video of KCCA official Presenting.
By E K Benj @Kivumbi BIZERTE – TUNISIA -Mrs. Agnes Kahwa Africa Smart Towns Network -ASToN Local Coordinator in Kampala at Kampala Capital City Authority- KCCA shares with Delegates the ASToN Journey. Several delegates asked questions as Alice Carter, ASToN Consultant from UK moderated the session. Footage by Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin in Bizerte, Tunisia. Wednesday…
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