by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Aug 9, 2023 | Diplomacy, Economic, Tunisia
Tunisia: Pursuit of Gulf Financing Could Mean Entering Normalization Fray Summary: In late July 2023, the Rights and Freedoms Committee of the Tunisian parliament announced plans to explore the introduction of a law that would criminalize normalization of relations...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Aug 7, 2023 | Contingency
Contingency Corner: Desert Driving Tunisia’s deserts are one of the country’s treasures, but desert travel comes with additional risks even when sticking to paved roads. Consider the following when taking a trip to the sandy south: Fully service and fuel...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Aug 7, 2023 | Economic, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Private Bakers Lose Access to Subsidized Flour, Prompting Sit-ins Summary: In early August, the Tunisian government announced that around 1,500 private bakeries would no longer be allowed to purchase government-subsidized flour. The announcement has led to...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Aug 6, 2023 | Diplomacy, Political, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Criticism Over Treatment of Migrants As Europe Presses for Solutions Summary: Throughout July and early August, international and domestic criticism continued over the treatment of migrants along Tunisia’s borders as hundreds of sub-Saharan Africans were...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Aug 5, 2023 | Diplomacy, Economic, Tunisia
Tunisia: Administration Courting UAE in Possible Bid for Bilateral Funding Summary: Following the promise from Saudi Arabia to provide Tunisia with $500 million in financial assistance, Carthage appears set on courting the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in a search for...