In Photo: Woman searches rubbish bins in a street of Ettadhamen city in Tunis

A woman searches rubbish bins in a street of Ettadhamen city on April 30, 2018, an impoverished area of Greater Tunis. At the approach of the first municipal elections since the 2011 Tunisian revolution, many are skeptical about whether they will bring real change in their quality of life. / AFP / FETHI BELAID

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