by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Apr 6, 2024 | Diplomacy, Economic, Political, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Border Crossing Still Closed as Libyan Actors Jockey for Control Summary: The Ras Jedir border crossing between Libya and Tunisia remained closed, with various high-level discussions continuing within Libya to determine who will control it on the Libyan side....
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Apr 3, 2024 | Diplomacy, Economic, Tunisia
Tunisia: Election Agreements and Aeroflot Flights as Russia Ties Warm Summary: In March, Tunisia took multiple steps toward deepening ties with Russia in a move that risks greater skepticism from the European benefactors upon which Tunisia relies for economic support....
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Apr 1, 2024 | Economic, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: Tunisair in Crosshairs of Pre-Election Anti-Corruption Campaign Summary: On 1 April 2024, President Kais Saied conducted an unannounced review of Tunisair operations at Tunis-Carthage International Airport, decrying the corruption and inefficiency that have...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Apr 1, 2024 | Economic, Legal, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: Public Transit Remains Focus of Corruption, Mismanagement Probes Summary: Early last week, prosecutors announced arrest warrants for four TRANSTU officials accused of financial mismanagement as public sector firms remain under scrutiny for corruption and...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Mar 27, 2024 | Legal, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: Sentences in Chokri Belaid Case Leave Some Unsatisfied Summary: On 27 March 2024, a Tunisian prosecutor confirmed that six people had been charged in the 2013 assassination of political opposition leader Chokri Belaid, with four receiving the death penalty....
