by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Feb 6, 2024 | Diplomacy, Political, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Western Sahara Tensions Surface Again Over Trade Fair Invite Summary: On 1 February 2024, the Polisario Front, which Morocco considers a hostile separatist movement, announced plans to participate in the International Exhibition for Traditional Handicrafts...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Feb 6, 2024 | Diplomacy, Economic, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Wrestler Disappears in France, Pointing to Economic Hardships Summary: On 5 February 2024, an official from the Tunisian Wrestling Federation announced that an athlete sent to France for training had disappeared and not returned to Tunisia with the delegation...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Feb 5, 2024 | Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Local Council Runoff Elections Yield Minimal Turnout Summary: On 4 February 2024, the second round of run-off local council elections were held across Tunisia, with voter participation marked at 12.44%. The turnout for the run-off local council elections...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Feb 3, 2024 | Legal, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: Ghannouchi Sentenced Again with Spotlight on Foreign Funding Summary: On 1 February 2024, imprisoned leader of the Ennahdha party, Rached Ghannouchi, was sentenced to three additional years in prison for facilitating the illicit receipt of foreign financing...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Feb 3, 2024 | Economic, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Central Bank Set to Fund Loan Repayment Due Mid-February Summary: On 2 February 2024, the Board of Governors of the Central Bank of Tunisia issued a press release following a meeting that stressed the need for “vigilance” in allowing the Central Bank to...
