Niger conference displays solidarity with Sahel states
Delegates completed a conference in Niamey this week, intended to show solidarity with the Alliance of Sahel States (ASS). The
Tunisia’s President Kais Saied has been inaugurated for a second term after winning re-election with a 90.7% share of the vote, following a monthslong crackdown and string of arrests against his political opponents. In his inauguration speech Monday, the 66-year-old former law professor called for a “cultural revolution” to combat unemployment, fight terrorism and root out corruption. “The aim is to build a country where everyone can live in dignity,” Saied said in a speech addressing members of Tunisia’s parliament.
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