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...
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...
