Tunis, Tunisia | Xinhua | Tunisian President Kais Saied has validated the draft of a new constitution and unveiled it to the public ahead of the constitutional referendum scheduled for July 25. The draft constitution, published late Thursday in the official bi-weekly gazette Journal of the Republic of Tunisia, comprises 10 …
Read More »Will Tunisia’s constitutional referendum serve “new republic” purpose?
Tunis, Tunisia | Xinhua | Tunisian President Kais Saied has declared that a constitutional referendum will be held on July 25, the country’s Republic Day, for a “new republic.” However, the referendum, which aims to replace the 2014 constitution, is being boycotted by the main political parties in the North African …
Read More »Tunisia announces to stop using Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
Tunis, Tunisia | Xinhua | Tunisian Health Ministry decided to suspend using the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine (Janssen), the official Tunis Afrique Presse reported on Monday. The Health Minister Ali Mrabet said at a press conference on Monday that Tunisian government made this decision after the U.S. Food and Drug …
Read More »Tunisian president dissolves parliament after 8-month suspension
Tunis, Tunisia | Xinhua | Tunisian President Kais Saied announced on Wednesday evening the dissolution of the Assembly of People’s Representatives, or the parliament. The announcement was made by Saied in a speech broadcast on state television Wataniya 1. “The State is targeted by a desperate coup attempt … My responsibility …
Read More »Tunisia sink favorites Nigeria to storm AFCON last 8
Nigeria 0 Tunisia 1
Gabon 1 (6) Burkina Faso 1 (7) Yaounde, Cameroon | THE INDEPENDENT | Tunisia are through to the quarter final stage at the on-going TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Cameroon 2021. The Eagles of Carthage defeated 10-man Super Eagles of Nigeria 1-0 in a …
AFCON: West Africans knockout North Africans
Gambia 1 Tunisia 0
Ivory Coast 3 Algeria 1
Mali 2 Mauritania 0 Younde, Cameroon | THE INDEPENDENT | Cote d’Ivoire beat Algeria 3-1 to finish top of Group E and eliminate the title holders from the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021. In the other match, debutants Gambia continued to …
Nigeria, Egypt march on as Tunisia hit by 12 COVID cases
Nigeria 2 Guinea Bissau 0
Egypt 1 Sudan 0 Younde, Cameroon | THE INDEPENDENT | Nigeria made it full mark, after beating Guinea-Bissau 2-0 in the third and final round of Group D of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021, thus breaking the dream of Djurtus moving forward in …
Tunisia v Mauritania – The last chance
Gambia vs Mali 4pm
Tunisia vs Mauritania 7pm
Algeria vs Equatorial Guinea 10pm
Ivory Coast vs Sierra Leone 7pm Yaounde, Cameroon | THE INDEPENDENT | After disappointing identical 1-0 defeats to Mali and Gambia respectively, Tunisia and Mauritania go to TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Group F Match Day …
Tunisia to reduce curfew hours as of August
Tunis, Tunisia | Xinhua | Tunisia announced on Friday that the curfew hours in the country will be shortened by three hours and last from 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. from August 1, according to a presidency statement. The statement also includes other measures against the COVID-19 pandemic, among which …
Read More »AU urges restraint from all forms of violence in Tunisia
Tunis, Tunisia | Xinhua | The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, on Tuesday urged rejection of all forms of violence, but political dialogue to resolve the current problems in Tunisia. The Chairperson made the remarks during a telephone conversation with foreign minister of the northern African …
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