by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Sep 20, 2023 | Security, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: COVID-19 Cases Emerge as Flu Season Set to Begin Summary: On 20 September 2023, the Ministry of Health announced that the seasonal flu vaccine campaign was underway, with flu season approaching. The Ministry encouraged all citizens to receive flu vaccines,...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Sep 19, 2023 | Security, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: School Resumes, Shifting Risk Dynamics in Local Communities Summary: This week, Tunisian public schools resumed classes for the fall, with multiple security incidents reported in and around schools. Early in the week, authorities in Ben Arous, Manouba, and...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Sep 8, 2023 | Economic, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Current Milk Production Stable But Future Challenges Loom Summary: This week, the head of the National Chamber of Milk Collection Centers, Hamda Aifi, clarified the state of Tunisia’s milk supplies, indicating that while current production can meet demand,...
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 7, 2023 | Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: More Ennahdha Figures Arrested, Further Disrupting Opposition Summary: This week saw additional arrests of opposition figures in Tunisia, including several additional senior leaders of the Ennahdha party as pressure on the country’s political opposition...
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...
