by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jul 11, 2023 | Economic, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: Government Seeking Stabilization in Wheat Supply Chain Summary: On 10 July 2023, Prime Minister Najla Bouden convened a meeting with other senior officials to discuss plans to stabilize the wheat supply chain. Recent disruptions in the supply chain have...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jun 27, 2023 | Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: Global Unions Statement Demands Freedom of Expression Summary: On 27 June 2023, the Council of Global Unions (CGU) comprised of a number of international labor unions issued a joint statement asserting that Tunisia is “sliding into totalitarianism” based on...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jun 21, 2023 | Economic, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Train Derailment Kills 2, Highlighting Infrastructure Challenges Summary: On 21 June 2023, Tunisia’s national railway company – Societe Nationales des Chemins de Fer Tunisiens (SNCFT) – announced the launch of an investigation into a train derailment that...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jun 16, 2023 | Legal, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: Pressure Continues on Opposition as Chebbi Questioned Summary: On Friday, 16 June 2023, the head of the National Salvation Front Ahmed Nejib Chebbi was questioned by a counterterrorism prosecutor in Tunis in relation to an investigation into conspiracy...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jun 7, 2023 | Legal, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: Outcry Over Detention of Ennahdha Members as Key Leader Resigns Summary: On 7 June 2023, a group of Muslim scholars called for the release from prison of former Parliament Speaker and Ennahdha leader Rached Ghannouchi following his sentencing to one year in...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | May 27, 2023 | Diplomacy, Political, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: World Power Index Ranks North African Countries Summary: A recent report on North Africa from the World Power Index (WPI) identified Tunisia, along with Morocco, Algeria, and Libya as “middle peripheral powers” on a scale that measures “the accumulation of...
