Tunezyjski prezydent Kajs Saied zawiesił działanie parlamentu i odwołał z funkcji premiera Hiszama Maszisziego. To największy kryzys polityczny w tym kraju od rewolucji w 2011 roku, na skutek której wprowadzono system demokratyczny.
Read More »Enquête – Dans les coulisses du softpower russe en Afrique
« La symphonie africaine de Poutine » (2/2). Productions de contenus audiovisuels, financement de médias locaux, parrainage d’influenceurs « anti-impérialistes », campagnes de propagande sur internet… Les moyens déployés par Moscou pour promouvoir son action sont innombrables. Ils sont plusieurs milliers, massés dans les travées du stade Barthélémy-Boganda de Bangui, …
Read More »Tunisians decry coup, while president’s supporters claim ‘second revolution’
On the streets of Tunis, rumors and anticipation of July 25 demonstrations have been circulating for weeks. While July 25 is the anniversary of the true birth of Tunisia as an independent republic, this year the date saw widespread protests that climaxed with President Kais Saied suspending parliament and sacking …
Read More »Turkey in the Sahel
Ankara is strengthening ties with Sahelian capitals, building mosques and hospitals and opening up export markets. Its defence pact with Niamey has led rivals to suspect its intentions. Turkey and other outside powers should do what they can to avoid unnecessary additional competition in the region.
Read More »Tunisia’s president fires defence minister amid political upheaval
Tunisian President Kais Saied sacked the defence minister Monday, a day after ousting the prime minister and suspending parliament, plunging the young democracy into constitutional crisis in the midst of a pandemic. Street clashes erupted Monday outside the army-barricaded parliament, after Saied dismissed Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi and ordered parliament …
Read More »Intra-Libyan talks on election law to take place in Rome on July 26-29 – authorities
The focus will be on the need to adopt the necessary legal acts to organize the presidential and parliamentary elections Intra-Libyan talks on developing a unified stance on the law on general elections are expected to take place in the Italian capital of Rome on July 26-29, Parliament Spokesman Abdullah …
Read More »Is It Game Over for Tunisian Democracy?
In a move critics are calling a “coup d’état,” Tunisian President Kais Saied late Sunday gave a pink slip to the man he appointed exactly one year earlier to head the government, Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi, dismissing the rest of the cabinet and freezing the activities of parliament for 30 …
Read More »Russie-Afrique: Wagner, enquête sur les mercenaires de Poutine
« La symphonie africaine de Poutine » (1/2). Incontournable au Soudan et en Centrafrique, présente en sous-main au Sahel, cette société de sécurité privée officieuse liée au maître du Kremlin est de plus en plus active sur le continent. De Khartoum à Bamako, en passant par Bangui et Saint-Pétersbourg, plongée …
Read More »Tunisian police storm Al Jazeera’s offices amid political upheaval
Following President Kais Saied’s suspension of parliament, Tunisian troops on Monday prevented the parliament speaker from entering the building. A day after President Kais Saied staged what critics called a coup, police in Tunisia have stormed the Al Jazeera office in the capital city and Tunisian troops have surrounded the …
Read More »Tunisian president ousts government in move critics call a coup
Tunisia’s president dismissed the government and froze parliament on Sunday in a dramatic escalation of a political crisis that his opponents labelled a coup, calling their own supporters to come onto the streets in protest. President Kais Saied said he would assume executive authority with the assistance of a new …
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