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FILE - In this Friday, May 17, 2019 file photo, Madrid's Walter Tavares gestures during the Euroleague Final Four semifinal basketball match between CSKA Moscow and Real Madrid at the Fernando Buesa Arena in Vitoria, Spain. While the AfroBasket tournament doesn’t boast the star power of an Olympics, it does showcase ever-competitive and improving quality of basketball on the continent. Tiny Cape Verde has one big advantage as it tries to become champion of African basketball for the first time: 7-foot-3 former NBA draft pick Walter “Edy” Tavares. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos, file)
Tall task: Cape Verde aims high in AfroBasket semifinals

By Ken Maguire Sep. 03, 2021 02:18 PM EDT

Ahmed Hafnaoui, of Tunisia, celebrates after winning the final of the men's 400-meter freestyle at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Tunisian teen wins surprise Olympic swimming gold

By Beth Harris Jul. 25, 2021 03:32 AM EDT

Chase Kalisz, of the United States, celebrates winning the final of the men's 400-meter individual medley at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Powerhouse US swim team shines with 6 medals, 1st US gold

By Paul Newberry Jul. 24, 2021 09:48 PM EDT

U.S and Moroccan special forces take part in drill as part of the African Lion military exercise, in Tafraout base, near Agadir, Morocco, Monday, June 14, 2021. With more than 7,000 participants from nine nations and NATO, African Lion is U.S. Africa Command's largest exercise. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
Major U.S.-led war games wind up in northwestern Africa

By Mosa'ab Elshamy Jun. 18, 2021 10:41 AM EDT

European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson delivers her speech in Tunis, Thursday, May 20, 2021. Italy's Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese and European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson are visiting Tunisia in the hope of striking a deal to reduce migrant sea-crossings. (AP Photo/Hassene Dridi)
Italy, EU vow to support Tunisia's economy to stem migration

May. 20, 2021 04:16 PM EDT

La Marsa district, just outside Tunis, is deserted Monday, May, 10, 2021. Tunisia announced on Friday strict new measures to try to contain the spread of the coronavirus, with the prime minister saying that the health system risks collapsing if something is not done. Houses of prayer are being ordered closed starting Sunday for a week, along with outdoor markets and large stores and malls. Shops selling food can remain open. (AP Photo/Hassene Dridi)
Tunisia to reopen economy despite hospital strain

May. 13, 2021 08:02 AM EDT

Tunisia strengthens virus restrictions ahead of Ramadan

Apr. 08, 2021 09:11 AM EDT
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia is extending its nighttime curfew by three hours and tightening other restrictions ahead of Ramadan following an uptick of COVID...

Tunisia starts vaccination campaign with Sputnik V shots

Mehdi El Arem Mar. 13, 2021 12:51 PM EST
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia launched its vaccination campaign on Saturday, four days after receiving the first 30,000 doses of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus...

Dr. Mohamed Salah Siala plays the violin for patients on the COVID wards of the Hedi Chaker hospital in Sfax, eastern Tunisia, Saturday Feb. 20, 2021. When the 25-year-old decided to get out his violin one day at Hedi Chaker Hospital in city of Sfax and play, it won praise for boosting the morale of virus sufferers who remained isolated and needed a smile. (AP Photo)
Tunisian doctor plays violin to boost virus patients' morale

By Mehdi El Arem Feb. 21, 2021 10:42 AM EST

Tunisia looks to Russia, Pfizer for vaccination program

By Bouazza Ben Bouazza Feb. 05, 2021 01:15 PM EST
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian authorities have given emergency authorization to use Russia’s Sputnik-V coronavirus vaccine, but haven’t yet ordered any doses,...

A demonstrator holds a poster reading "We demand the release of those arrested during the social crisis" during a demonstration in Tunis, Saturday, Jan.23, 2021. Tunisia is extending its virus curfew and banning demonstrations as it tries to stem a rapid rise in infections and calm tensions after a week of protests and rioting over economic troubles. New clashes between protesters and police broke out Saturday hours after the new virus restrictions were announced. (AP Photo/Hedi Ayari)
Tunisians protest arrests; government faces confidence vote

By Bouazza Ben Bouazza Jan. 26, 2021 07:49 AM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2021 file photo, demonstrators face police officers during clashes in Ettadhamen City near Tunis. Protests have swept towns and cities throughout Tunisia for a week, often turning to violence as demonstrators denounce what they say are broken promises from the government, which hasn't been able to turn around an economy on the verge of bankruptcy. (AP Photo/Hassene Dridi, File)
Tunisia extends curfew, ban on protests as virus cases jump

By Bouazza Ben Bouazza Jan. 23, 2021 10:27 AM EST

Police officers face demonstrators during clashes in Ettadhamen City near Tunis, Tunisia, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. A growing groundswell of youth unrest, tapping into a well of economic frustration, is sweeping Tunisia and worrying its leadership all the way to the top. It is, after all, the country that triggered the 2011 Arab Spring revolutions. (AP Photo/Hassene Dridi)
Outreach by Tunisian leaders fails to quell youth unrest

Jan. 20, 2021 03:52 AM EST

Police officers face demonstrators during clashes in Ettadhamen City near Tunis, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. A growing groundswell of youth unrest, tapping into a well of economic frustration, is sweeping Tunisia and worrying its leadership all the way to the top. It is, after all, the country that triggered the 2011 Arab Spring revolutions. (AP Photo/Hassene Dridi)
AP Explainer: Why are youth protests sweeping Tunisia?

Jan. 19, 2021 11:31 AM EST

Security forces stand guard in Tunis' landmark Avenue Habib Bourgiba, where massive protests took place in 2011, on the tenth anniversary of the uprising, during a national lockdown after a surge in COVID-19 cases, in Tunis, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. Tunisia is commemorating the 10th anniversary since the flight into exile of its iron-fisted leader, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, pushed from power in a popular revolt that foreshadowed the so-called Arab Spring. But there will be no festive celebrations Thursday marking the revolution in this North African nation, ordered into lockdown to contain the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
Tunisia marks revolution's 10th anniversary in lockdown

By Bouazza Ben Bouazza Jan. 14, 2021 05:33 AM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2012 file photo, protesters chant slogans against President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in Tunis. Since winning a parliamentary seat in 2019, Tunisian lawmaker Abir Moussi has become one of the country’s most popular, and most controversial, politicians, riding a wave of nostalgia for a more stable and prosperous time, just as Tunisia marks 10 years since protesters overthrew autocratic former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. Since 2011, Tunisia has been plagued by sinking wages, growing joblessness and worsening public services. Unemployment has risen amid the coronavirus pandemic from 15% to 18%. Attempts to migrate to Europe by sea have soared. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)
Nostalgia for old era challenges Tunisia’s democratic gains

By Francesca Ebel Jan. 13, 2021 02:32 AM EST

Ontario Premier Doug Ford looks on as the second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in Canada is administered to personal support worker Anita Quidangen by registered nurse Hiwot Arfaso at The Michener Institute in Toronto on Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
The Latest: Fla. lawyer in tobacco cases dies from COVID-19

By The Associated Press Jan. 12, 2021 01:05 AM EST

Volunteers wearing face masks wave after they load boxes onto a delivery truck during an event to send Christmas gifts for the underprivileged in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020. The Korea Youth Foundation sent Christmas gifts using a courier to help prevent against the coronavirus as the social distancing measures. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
The Latest: Coronavirus cases keep rising in South Korea

By The Associated Press Dec. 22, 2020 01:56 AM EST

Residents walk past graffiti in Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia, Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. Hundreds of desperate Tunisians have set themselves on fire in the past 10 years in an act of protest, following the example of 26-year-old fruit seller Mohammed Bouazizi, whose self-immolation in 2010 led to the downfall of Tunisia’s dictator of 23 years. His public suicide unleashed the Arab Spring uprisings and a decade of crackdowns and civil wars across the region. (AP Photo/Riadh Dridi)
Tunisia region at heart of revolution waits to reap rewards

By Bouazza Ben Bouazza Dec. 17, 2020 08:22 AM EST

A man walks past a statue of Mohammed Bouazizi's chariot in Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia, on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. Hundreds of desperate Tunisians have set themselves on fire over the past 10 years in an act of protest, following the example of 26-year-old fruit seller Mohammed Bouazizi. His self-immolation in 2010 led to the downfall of Tunisia’s dictator of 23 years and unleashed the Arab Spring uprisings and a decade of crackdowns and civil wars across the region. (AP Photo/Riadh Dridi)
Self-immolation persists as grim form of protest in Tunisia

By Francesca Ebel Dec. 17, 2020 02:15 AM EST