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Tunisia imposes four-day nationwide lockdown from Thursday to curb Covid-19 propagation

Tunisia Tuesday announced a four-day general lockdown starting from Thursday jan.14 as authorities move to curb alarming covid-19 contaminations. The measure includes a nationwide curfew from 4pm to 6am, suspension of school classes until January 24, ban on all cultural events. Restaurants and cafes ordered not to provide seats for their clients. The move comes […]

UNICEF report warns of ‘backslide’ in vaccination of children in Africa

Nearly 13 million children in Africa missed one or more vaccinations and 8.7 million didn’t receive a single dose of any vaccine between 2019 and 2021, after Covid-19 caused service disruption, strained health systems, diverted scarce resources, while conflicts, climate change have driven this decline on the continent, a new report from United Nations Children’s […]

Tunisian Transport Union threatens to stage strike over alleged irregular appointment at TRANSTU

The General Transport Union, under the umbrella of the Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT), has issued a warning of a two-day strike across TRANSTU, Tunisia’s primary public transport company. The union objects to what it describes as the CEO’s unilateral and unlawful appointment of a senior official, effective from 1 July 2025, allegedly in violation […]