Over what it described as social tensions, Tunisia's national airline has announced that it is cancelling all flights.

Ceoafrica gathered that Tunisia has grounded its planes as a result of a battle between pilots and technicians over uniforms.

This is reported to have escalated into violent confrontations between the two, the latest being reported on board a plane between a co-pilot and a mechanic.

The dispute is reportedly over uniforms that technicians have been given, which some pilots believe do not make an adequate distinction between them and mechanics.