Africa-focused e-commerce retailer, Jumia Technologies will shut down its South African online fashion retailer Zando and its Tunisian operations by the end of the year. Chief Executive Officer, Francis Dufay revealed that the move is part of a strategic refocus on more profitable markets such as Nigeria. To achieve profitability, Jumia is implementing aggressive cost-cutting measures, which include reducing its …

Tunisia’s President Kais Saied was re-elected on Monday with 90.69 per cent of the vote, the head of the electoral authority ISIE said on national television. Saied, 66, won Sunday’s election by a landslide, with his challengers Ayachi Zemmal collecting 7.3 per cent and Zouhair Maghzaoui 1.9 per cent of votes cast, ISIE said. The turnout was 28.8 per cent, …

A new direct flight route between Tunisia and Nigeria is expected to be operational by 2026. This move aims to strengthen bilateral relations and enhance connectivity between the two countries. Currently, flights between Tunisia and Nigeria are mainly operated by non-African airlines, with Royal Air Maroc being one of the few African airlines offering a connecting flight between the two …

Namibia produced the first major upset at the ongoing delayed 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote d’Ivoire by beating Tunisia 1-0 to record their first-ever win in the history of the tournament. Deon Hotto popped up with an 89th-minute header from close range in an entertaining Group E opener to hand Namibia a shock 1-0 victory over 2004 …

Three leaders of Tunisia’s once-dominant Ennahdha party are on a hunger strike to protest their detention under a crackdown against opponents of President Kais Saied, the party and a detainee’s wife said Monday. One of them, Sahbi Atig, 64, a former leader of Ennahdha’s parliamentary bloc, has been on a hunger strike for 32 days, leading to a severe deterioration …