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 1, 2023 | Economic, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Phosphate Disruptions Likely to Continue in Near Term Summary: Phosphate production and shipping remained suspended this week in Redeyef in Gafsa where employment disputes between laborers and the government have prevented normal operations. Laborers are...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jul 1, 2023 | Economic, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Water Crisis Persists Despite Slight Rise in Dam Fill Rates Summary: This week, government data indicated that Tunisia’s dams reached an average fill rate of 36.7% nationally, pointing to a persistent water shortage that continues despite heavy late-spring...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jun 24, 2023 | Economic, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Access to Foreign Currency Accounts Will Remain Limited in Near-Term Summary: On 22 June 2022, Central Bank governor Marouane Abassi indicated during a panel discussion that there are not near-term plans to allow Tunisians to open foreign currency bank...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jun 21, 2023 | Economic, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Train Derailment Kills 2, Highlighting Infrastructure Challenges Summary: On 21 June 2023, Tunisia’s national railway company – Societe Nationales des Chemins de Fer Tunisiens (SNCFT) – announced the launch of an investigation into a train derailment that...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | May 12, 2023 | Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Child Suicides on the Rise as Urban Centers Drive Reporting Summary: On Thursday, 11 May 2023, the Minister of Family, Women, Children, and Seniors announced plans for a large-scale study of child suicide in Tunisia as the issue continues to plague...
