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African Union postpones Tunisia meeting after racist attacks

Hundreds of people protest In Tunis to denounce President Kais Saied's speech, accusing him of inciting racism [Jihed Abidellaoui/Reuters]

The African Union has postponed a conference that was due to take place in Tunisia this month, Bloomberg reports, after criticism over a government crackdown and racial attacks against sub-Saharan nationals.

An African Union spokeswoman told the news agency by text message on Monday that the conference on fighting illicit financial flows in Africa scheduled for mid-March has been postponed.

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