by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Sep 6, 2023 | Security, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: COVID-19 Risk Minimal as Initial EG.5 Variant Case Identified Summary: On 5 September 2023, an official from Institut Pasteur announced that the first case of the Eris (or EG.5) variant of the COVID-19 virus had been identified in Tunisia. The variant was...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Sep 1, 2023 | Diplomacy, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: EU Assistance Funds Yet to Arrive as Migration Pressure Grows Summary: In late August 2023, Manfred Weber, a senior leader within the European Parliament, traveled to Tunisia to discuss the recently agreed-upon assistance program designed to help the country...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Aug 31, 2023 | Legal, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Illicit Markets Emerge Around Irregular Migration, Increasing Instability Summary: Throughout July and August 2023, reports of piracy by Tunisians targeting irregular migrants have been on the rise creating additional risk in the already complex and highly...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Aug 22, 2023 | Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Sfax Raid Targets Migrant Smugglers Amidst Reports of Piracy Summary: Over the weekend of 19-20 August 2023, intelligence operations by Tunisian officials led to the disruption of an organized crime network in Sfax that had been involved in smuggling migrants...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Aug 18, 2023 | Diplomacy, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Regional Security, Terrorism Loom as Liabilities Summary: This week, security events in both Algeria and Libya served as stark reminders that regional stability and trans-regional security issues remain a potential challenge to Tunisia. Algerian officials...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Aug 13, 2023 | Diplomacy, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Libya Deal Eyes Enhancement of Border Crossing to Boost Trade Summary: On 11 August 2023, Tunisia’s Minister of Trade and Development Kalthoum Ben Rejeb and the Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade Mohamed al-Hwej announced plans to develop and modernize the...