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By Angus McDowall and Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) – The ultra-low turnout of 8.8% in Tunisia’s parliamentary election on Saturday may prove a defining moment in the struggle between President Kais Saied and a fragmented but increasingly confident opposition that accuses him of a coup. Opposition politicians said Tunisia’s lowest ever turnout stripped away any …

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TUNIS (Reuters) – The European Investment Bank, the lending arm of the European Union, has approved a 220 million euro loan ($233 mln) for Tunisia, including 150 million euros in emergency support for food security, the Tunisian Ministry of Economy said on Sunday. Tunisia is in a deep financial crisis which has resulted in a …

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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African state power utility Eskom said on Sunday it will decrease rotational power cuts to “Stage 5” from “Stage 6” on Monday morning at 05.30 a.m The “Stage 5” power cuts require up to 5,000 megawatts to be shed from the national grid and mean at least eight hours a day …

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By Alphonso Toweh PAYNESVILLE, Liberia (Reuters) – More than a thousand people joined a demonstration in a suburb of Liberia’s capital on Saturday, protesting over economic hardships and President George Weah’s prolonged absence from the country. Large protests have taken place sporadically during Weah’s five years in office, but anger over his government’s management of …

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By Tarek Amara and Angus McDowall TUNIS (Reuters) – Only 8.8% of Tunisian voters cast ballots in Saturday’s parliamentary elections, authorities announced, after most political parties boycotted the vote as a charade aimed at shoring up President Kais Saied’s power. The provisional turnout figure is below November’s 9.8% inflation rate, underscoring the economic pressures that …

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KAMPALA (Reuters) – Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni lifted all Ebola-related movement restrictions on Saturday, saying the East African country had made progress in curbing the deadly disease. Museveni rescinded restrictions on the disease’s epicentre in the district of Mubende, which logged 66 cases and 29 deaths, and in the Kassanda region with 49 cases and …

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TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s “Salvation Front” opposition coalition called for President Kais Saied to quit office, saying he had lost his legitimacy after Saturday’s parliamentary election had a preliminary turnout figure of less than 9%. The election was part of a series of political changes made by Saied after he shut down the previous parliament …

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By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) – Nearly 12 years after his image went around the world as he freed a caged bird among protesters during Tunisia’s revolution, Wadii Jelassi has lost the political ideals that inspired him to rise above the crowd. His country holds a parliamentary election on Saturday. But the new legislature will …

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