by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jan 23, 2023 | Political, Security, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Arrest of Opposition Leaders Draws External Criticism Summary: The arrest of opposition leaders Seifeddine Makhlouf and Ali Larayedh continued to prompt outcry from the Ennahdha and Al-Karama parties this week as well as international media. Makhlouf, a...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jan 10, 2023 | Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Prison Sentences Handed Down to All-Female Terrorist Cell Members Summary: On 10 January 2023, the Tunisian courts sentenced multiple members of an all-female terrorist cell to prison, due to links to a 2016 effort to assassinate a government official. Nine...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Dec 7, 2022 | Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Government Announces Sfax Terror Attack Disrupted Summary: On 7 December 2022, the Tunisian government announced that a terror plot had been successfully disrupted in Sfax. The plot reportedly targeted a security unit and a religious institution. The...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Nov 25, 2022 | Diplomacy, Security, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: EU Official Stresses Tunisian Role in Countering Irregular Migration Summary: On Friday, 25 November 2022, Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs Othman Jerandi met with the European Union’s (EU) Special Representative for Sahel Africa. Special Representative...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Nov 19, 2022 | Security, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Zarzis Protestors, Police Clash Near Francophone Summit Summary: On Friday, 18 November 2022, protestors in Zarzis attempted to march to Djerba where Francophone leaders gathered for a multi-national summit. Frustration continues to boil in Zarzis where...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Oct 30, 2022 | Diplomacy, Economic, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: US Lowers Commitments to Military Aid in 2023 Budget Summary: In late October 2022, the US Department of State released its FY 2023 Foreign Operations and Related Programs Congressional Budget Justification, including foreign military aid designated for...
