Tunisia

Demonstrations against the 2018 budget have been running for a week across the country

The government's attempts to implement austerity measures to meet creditors' demands are meeting stiff opposition

An underperforming economy and austerity measures are likely to cause protests throughout the year

The government has announced a definite date to hold the much-delayed municipal elections

North African countries import high proportions of their food, making them vulnerable to global price fluctuations

North Africa governments are preparing for elections over the next two years

Repeated postponements to holding elections for local authorities are pushing back plans to decentralise government

Suggestions that the government may cut civil service salaries in 2018 prompted a quick labour union reaction