Two parliament members in Tunisia have been placed in provisional detention, according to a statement from an opposition party. Late last week, an independent MP, was detained after he criticised the president’s decision to suspend parliament and sack the prime minister and other top officials. Maher Zid and Mohamed Affes …

South Sudan’s vice president Riek Machar has been ousted as head of his party and the national armed forces, according to party rivals who accuse the rebel-turned-politician of no longer representing their interests. Machar, a pivotal figure in South Sudan’s struggle for independence and subsequent civil war, was deposed following …