Tunisia brought to a standstill by national strike

Tunisia has been brought to a standstill after the public sector went on a nationwide strike in protest at government plans for a wage freeze and cuts in state subsidies.

Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has called for the immediate deployment of a new regional military force in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

And the weekly letter comes from Nigerian writer Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, who looks at the latest efforts to counter voter apathy, as the country gears up for elections next year.

Photo: Protesters in Tunisia. Credit: EPA.