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Tunisia Freezes Businessmen’s Assets Over ‘corruption’
Tunisian authorities on Friday froze the assets of eight businessmen suspected of corruption, including some already...
Tunisia Declares ‘war On Graft’ After Social Unrest
Tunisia declared a "war on corruption" on Wednesday after the arrest of three businessmen and a customs officer on...
Warning of Growing Tunisia Tensions After Protester Death
Tunisian officials warned Tuesday that tensions in the country's south could escalate following a protester's death...
Tunisians Protest Over Corruption Amnesty Bill
More than 2,000 Tunisians protested Saturday in the capital against a bill that would allow officials being prosecuted...
Tunisia Ex-Minister Sentenced To Jail For Graft
A Tunis court has sentenced Ridha Grira, the last defence minister under ousted president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, to...
Surprise Resignation For Tunisia Vote Chief
Tunisia's election chief Chafik Sarsar has resigned just months before the country is due to hold its first...
Alarm Over Worsening Press Freedom In Tunisia
Tunisian and international non-governmental organisations warned Tuesday of deteriorating freedom of the press in a...
Tunisian Officials Sacked After Protests
Tunisia said Saturday it had replaced two senior officials in a southeastern region, days after protesters there booed...
Tunisian Islamist Party Says Time To ‘bury’ Democracy
The Tunisian branch of the radical Islamist Hizb ut-Tahrir movement, which calls for Islamic law and wants to unify...
Tunisians Irked By Slow Progress On Civil Liberties
Tunisian activists say they are frustrated by the slow progress on reforms to improve civil liberties six years after...
Tunisia Convicts Ben Ali In ‘Mariah Carey Case’
Former Tunisian president Zine el Abidine Ben Ali has been sentenced in absentia to six years in prison for corruption...
Tunisia Parliament Adopts Anti-Graft Law
Tunisia's parliament on Wednesday approved a law to fight widespread corruption that has plagued the North African...
Security Forces Abuses Threaten Tunisia Reform
A rise in "brutal tactics" by Tunisian security forces in line with nationwide emergency laws to counter terrorism are...
Where Are the Jobs?
The Arab Spring started in Tunisia after a December 17, 2010 self-burning of a street vendor in a provincial town of...
Tunisia’s Powerful UGTT Union Elects New Leader
Gammarth (Tunisia) (AFP) - Tunisia's UGTT labour union, which played a role in the 2011 uprising that toppled the...
“Let Them Swear By “ANTOA”. Combating Corruption In Ghana
“Several indigenous practices that were deemed barbaric and inhumane like human sacrifice, slavery and other...
Mahama Must Apologise For Failed Promises – Akufo-Addo
President John Dramani Mahama and his National Democratic Congress (NDC) government should apologise to Ghanaians for...
Arab Spring Underscores Need For Jobs
The flag bearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akufo-Addo, has highlighted the importance of creating jobs,...
Tunisian Lawyers Go On Strike Over New, Austerity-Driven Taxes
Thousands of Tunisian lawyers went on strike on Friday to protest at new taxes and tighter fiscal controls on their...