Tunisia
AFCON 2025: Osimhen starts as Chelle unveils team to face Tunisia
Super Eagles Coach, Eric Chelle, has announced the Super Eagles starting lineup for their AFCON 2025 clash against Tunisia. The team sees Victor Osimhen leading the attack, highlighting the striker’s key role in Nigeria’s quest for the continental title. Chelle revealed a balanced squad, combining experienced internationals with exciting young talents, aimed at both controlling […]
27 African migrants die, 83 rescued in Tunisia shipwrecks
Twenty-seven migrants, including women and children, died after two boats capsized off central Tunisia, with 83 people rescued, a civil defence official told AFP on Thursday. The rescued and dead passengers, who were found off the Kerkennah Islands, aimed to reach Europe and were all from sub-Saharan African countries, said Zied Sdiri, head of civil […]
Tunisia coast guard recovers bodies of 16 migrants
Tunisia’s coast guard has recovered the bodies of 16 migrants off the coast of the towns of Maloulech, Salakta and Chebba. A senior official in the National Guard, Houssem Eddine Jebabli, told Reuters on Monday that this was the latest migrant boat disaster in the Mediterranean. “The bodies were found at the weekend and on […]
Tunisia votes in presidential poll
Voting began in Tunisia’s presidential election on Sunday, with no real opposition to the incumbent, Kais Saied, who is widely tipped to win as his most prominent critics remain behind bars. Three years after Saied staged a sweeping power grab, the election is seen as the closing chapter in Tunisia’s experiment with democracy. For more […]
Appeals court upholds jail term for Tunisian presidential candidate convicted of certificate forgery
A Tunisian court confirmed an imprisonment sentence earlier, handed down to a presidential contender ahead of elections scheduled for Sunday. His lawyer said the appeals court in the city of Jendouba in western Tunisia had upheld the 20-month jail sentence against detained presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel. His lawyer said the ruling can be appealed and […]
Tunisian President Sacks Religious Affairs Minister After 49 Pilgrims Died In Hajj
Tunisian President, Kais Saied, has sacked the minister of religious affairs in the country after 49 Tunisians died in this year’s hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. The death toll has risen to 1126, more than half of them from Egypt according to AFP tally on Friday, compiling official statements and reports from diplomats involved in […]
Tunisia coach steps down after dismal AFCON outing
Tunisia coach, Jalel Kadri, announced he was stepping down after his side’s disappointing group exit from the Africa Cup of Nations. He joins the coaches of hosts, Ivory Coast, Ghana and Algeria to leave their posts on Wednesday. Kadri announced his decision in the aftermath of the Carthage Eagles’ goalless draw with South Africa, which […]