by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jul 6, 2023 | Diplomacy, Security, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Migration Tensions Rise After Stabbing as Desert Expulsions Decried Summary: On 4 July 2023, tensions over the growing population of irregular migrants in the coastal city of Sfax reached a peak when a Tunisian man was stabbed to death, a crime attributed to...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jul 6, 2023 | Economic, Legal, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Kasserine Protests Point to Persistent Economic, Social Frustrations Summary: On 5 July 2023, a young man was killed in the town of Sbeitla in Kasserine following an attempt by police to issue an arrest warrant related to an allegedly illegal gambling...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jul 4, 2023 | Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: National Guardsman Wounded in Third Stabbing in Recent Weeks Summary: On 3 July 2023, a member of the national guard was stabbed multiple times by an assailant in La Goulette, only weeks after a similar stabbing at the Brazilian Embassy in Tunis. Despite...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jun 20, 2023 | Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Guard Dies After Stabbing at Brazilian Embassy in Tunis Summary: On 19 June 2023, a security officer was reportedly stabbed by an individual suffering from mental illness near the Brazilian Embassy in Tunis. The Ministry of Interior announced in a statement...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jun 13, 2023 | Diplomacy, Economic, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Revised IMF Plan Rumored as World Bank Calls for Public Sector Reform Summary: On Tuesday, 13 June 2023, international press reports indicated that an unidentified Tunisian official said that the government planned to present a revised economic reform plan to...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jun 11, 2023 | Diplomacy, Economic, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: EU Leaders Promise Over $1 Billion in Aid During Joint Visit Summary: On 11 June 2023, several European leaders traveled to Tunis to announce a series of aid packages and assistance programs designed to address surging irregular migration and Tunisia’s...
