by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Feb 17, 2024 | Diplomacy, Security, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Weekend Protests as Palestinian Cause Drives Frustration Summary: On 17 February 2024, protestors marched to the French Embassy in downtown Tunis in support of a ceasefire in Gaza. Since the conflict began in Gaza in October, the French Embassy on Avenue...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Feb 16, 2024 | Diplomacy, Economic, Tunisia
Tunisia: African Payment System to Facilitate Cross-Border Payments Summary: In early February 2024, Tunisia formally joined the Pan African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS), becoming the 13th Central Bank member of the cross-border payment settling system...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Feb 8, 2024 | Diplomacy, Legal, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Additional Steps Toward Cybercrime Treaty Accession Summary: On 6 February 2024, the Parliament voted to approve Tunisia’s accession to the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime of the Council of Europe. The vote paves the way for Tunisia to become a party to the...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Feb 6, 2024 | Diplomacy, Political, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Western Sahara Tensions Surface Again Over Trade Fair Invite Summary: On 1 February 2024, the Polisario Front, which Morocco considers a hostile separatist movement, announced plans to participate in the International Exhibition for Traditional Handicrafts...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Feb 6, 2024 | Diplomacy, Economic, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Wrestler Disappears in France, Pointing to Economic Hardships Summary: On 5 February 2024, an official from the Tunisian Wrestling Federation announced that an athlete sent to France for training had disappeared and not returned to Tunisia with the delegation...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Feb 1, 2024 | Diplomacy, Economic, Political, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Italy Launches Modernized “Mattei Plan” to Address Migration Summary: On 28 and 29 January 2024, Italy hosted the Italy-Africa Summit in Rome during which €5.5 billion in development projects and investment were announced. Part of the plan announced at the...
