by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Sep 16, 2023 | Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Expanded Security Efforts on Display in Sfax Operation Summary: On 16 September 2023, Tunisian security forces conducted a major counter-human smuggling operation in Sfax, resulting in the arrest of hundreds of migrants and the disruption of multiple...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Sep 15, 2023 | Economic, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Wheat Stolen from Sfax Port as Shortages Persist Summary: On 15 September 2023, the Ministries of Transportation and Agriculture announced the opening of an investigation into the large-scale theft of wheat from the port of Sfax. Initial reports indicated...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Sep 14, 2023 | Diplomacy, Economic, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: MEPs Denied Entry, Drawing Even More Scrutiny on EU Assistance Summary: A group of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) set to arrive in Tunisia on 14 September for several days of working meetings were denied entry by the Tunisia Ministry of Foreign...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Sep 12, 2023 | Diplomacy, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Earthquake, Flooding Highlight Disaster Vulnerabilities Summary: On 8 September 2023, a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck central Morocco, with nearly 3,000 reported dead and thousands more injured, many from remote villages in the Atlas mountains. Early on 11...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Sep 8, 2023 | Diplomacy, Security, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Fewer Tunisians Among Irregular Migrants as Overall Numbers Surge Summary: This week, irregular migration data indicated that as of 31 August 2023, Tunisian irregular migration arrivals by sea have dropped by 20% as compared to same period in 2022. The...
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...
