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The presidential campaign season in Tunisia is officially underway a day after protests

Muhamad khalil Tunisia (AP) — The official start of the presidential campaign season in Tunisi began on Saturday, a day after Tunisians took their anger to the streets of the capital to decry what protesters say is the deteriorating state of the country. In what appeared to be the largest …

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Senegal’s president dissolves parliament to call a snap legislative election

Muhamad khalil DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye dissolved the opposition-led parliament on Thursday, paving the way for a snap legislative election six months after he was voted in on an anti-establishment platform. The new election will take place Nov. 17, Faye said in a televised address Thursday evening …

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