by Dispatch Risk Analysis | May 1, 2025 | Economic, Political, Security, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Credit Exposure to Olive Oil Scandal Raises Concerns for Banks Summary: On 16 April 2025, an audit report for state-controlled BH Bank revealed concerning credit exposure to Tunisian olive oil group CHO that is under scrutiny following arrests of senior...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Apr 26, 2025 | Economic, Political, Security, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Drops in Food, Energy Exports Drive Expanding Trade Deficit Summary: An April 2025 report issued by the National Observatory of Energy and Mines indicated that the deficit in the energy trade balance at the end of February 2025 showed an increase of 10%...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Apr 26, 2025 | Diplomacy, Legal, Mauritania, Security, Social
Mauritania: China to Exempt Exports from Tariffs Amidst Global Trade Upheaval Summary: On 24 April 2025, the Head of the National Union of Mauritanian Employers, Zine El Abidine Ould Cheikh Ahmed, met with the Chinese ambassador to Mauritania, Tang Zhongdong. During...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Apr 22, 2025 | Legal, Political, Security, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Protests, Frustration After Wall Collapse Kills Three Students Summary: On 15 April 2025, protests erupted in Mazzouna, Sidi Bouzid following the deaths of three students that were crushed when a school wall collapsed. The protestors called for accountability...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Apr 18, 2025 | Diplomacy, Legal, Mauritania, Security, Social
Mauritania: Security Cooperation Focused on Borders, Energy Sector Summary: On 16 April 2025, General Saïd Chengriha, Chief of Staff of the Algerian People’s National Army, and Mauritania’s Minister of Defense, Henana Ould Sidi Ould Henana signed a comprehensive...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Apr 8, 2025 | Diplomacy, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: AFD Loan Rejected in Parliament Summary: On 7 April 2025, Parliament voted on a loan project agreed upon in June 2024 between the Tunisian government and the French Development Agency (AFD) that was intended to establish a funding line to support small and...
