A curfew is put in place in Tunisia to keep the unrest from spiralling out of control. Five years after protests removed former dictator Zine el Abidine Ben Ali from office, unemployment and poverty are more prevalent than ever.

Also, representatives from the five permanent UN Security Council members are in Burundi, as sporadic fighting and political maneuvers keep the country on the brink of civil war.
And Nigerian comics are flexing their muscles, with characters born in Africa but set to save the world.

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