Hundreds of Tunisians marched in the capital on Friday, escalating protests against President Kais Saied, two days before what they say is an unfair presidential vote in which Saied has removed most other candidates to remain in power.

Tunisia’s President Kais Saied faces few obstacles to winning another term in the country’s presidential election Sunday because his major opponents have been imprisoned or left off the ballot

Around 78 bodies have been recovered and 40 people rescued following a boat accident on Congo's Lake Kivu, the district's governor said on Thursday. The boat's manifest indicated that 278 people were on board.

Tunisians living abroad head to the polls on Friday to cast their votes in the country’s much-anticipated presidential elections. The Independent High Authority for Elections said that more than 600,000 voters living abroad are expected to take part.