Africa News Tonight: UN Slams Tunisian Government Over Targeting Dissent & S.Africa Declares State of Emergency After Deadly Floods

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The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights condemns the ongoing erosion of Tunisia’s independent judiciary as the government escalates its clampdown on dissent; South Africa’s government has declared a state of emergency after floods caused by heavy rains killed at least 12 people and damaged homes, roads and bridges; And, the Kenyan government says it will send troops to the drought-stricken north to contain cattle rustlers and bandits who have killed scores of people.