As Tunisians endure electricity outages in the middle of a record breaking heat wave, coup leader Kais Saied’s system continues to lean on the language of “national sovereignty,” “self reliance,” and what it calls a “war of liberation.”

A sweeping reshuffle ordered by Sudan’s TSC chief and army commander Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on April 2, 2026, has triggered questions over its timing, intent, and broader implications for the country’s shifting power balance.

Under the pretext of “fixing constitutional gaps,” Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has overseen a sweeping expansion of presidential powers, backed by a parliamentary majority that has tightened his grip over key political and judicial institutions.

Despite his popularity’s decline from over 80 percent to 22.3 percent, the Tunisian president’s dream to hold all powers without any checks has been achieved.