By Rosebell Kagumire*

KAMPALA, Feb 6 (TerraViva) – Most people in Uganda fall into one of two categories – those that fear the regime and those that fear life after the regime. Continue Reading

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Cam McGrath

Cairo, Egito, 19/1/2011, (IPS TerraViva) – “Rasgue meu coração, mas não toque em meu pão”, diz um provérbio árabe. Não segui-lo pode ter um alto custo político.

Basta perguntar ao deposto presidente de Tunísia, Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali. Durante várias semanas, os tunisianos protestaram contra o alto desemprego, a corrupção endêmica e a repressão política. Também se queixaram do alto custo dos alimentos básicos, como trigo, açúcar e leite, cujos preços dispararam cerca de 25% na primeira semana deste mês. “Queremos pão, água e Ben Ali fora”, gritava um grupo de manifestantes. Continue Reading

Analysis by Emad Mekay

CAIRO, Jan 18, 2011 (IPS) – Mohammed Bouazizi, the 26-year old Tunisian whose act of self-immolation led to an unprecedented popular revolution in Tunisia, is quickly turning into a symbol for disgruntled Arab youths angry at their autocratic rulers and poor economic conditions – a development that Arab leaders in the region are clearly taking note of.
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Analysis by Cam McGrath

CAIRO, Jan 18, 2011 (IPS) – “Break my heart but don’t come near my bread,” goes an old Arabic proverb. Failure to observe it has often come at a high political price.
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By Emad Mekay

CAIRO, Jan 15, 2011 (IPS) – “Where can I find a Tunisian flag?” The question flooded Egyptian blogs, tweeter and Facebook pages minutes after news that popular protests had forced out long-time Tunisian dictator Zine el Abidine Ben Ali.
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By Jim Lobe*

WASHINGTON, Jan 14, 2011 (IPS) – Several hours after Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali fled his country in the face of massive protests, U.S. President Barack Obama applauded “the courage and dignity of the Tunisian people” and appealed for calm and “free and fair elections in the near future”.
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Analysis by Emad Mekay

CAIRO, Jan 14, 2011 (IPS) – These are scenes Western powers would have loved to see in Iran – thousands of young people braving live bullets and forcing an autocratic ruler out of the country. But it is in the North African nation Tunisia where an uprising forced the Western-backed autocratic President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali to flee the country.
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By Emad Mekay

CAIRO, Jan 9, 2011 (IPS) – At least three Algerians have died and hundreds have been injured in four days of protests over housing shortages, rising food prices and failing economic policies that only three months ago won praise by the International Monetary Fund and other Western financial institutions.
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By Emad Mekay

CAIRO, Dec 31, 2010 (IPS) – As Western countries were busy celebrating Christmas and dealing with air traffic holiday delays because of snow blizzards, the tranquil North African country of Tunisia was going through events that would have been thought unthinkable just three weeks ago – public unrest that saw thousands demonstrate against the regime of President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali.
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