by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jul 8, 2023 | Diplomacy, Economic, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Economic Indicators Point to Growing Economic Challenges Summary: This week, multiple economic indicators pointed to the challenging state of the Tunisian economy as large-scale European Union (EU) assistance remains contingent upon the finalization of a loan...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jul 7, 2023 | Economic, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Rising Coffee Prices Build Pressure on Already Strained Communities Summary: This week, statements from the National Chamber of Coffee Shop Owners indicated the price of coffee has risen by 30% which will likely necessitate cafes to increase their prices. The...
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 6, 2023 | Economic, Legal, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Kasserine Protests Point to Persistent Economic, Social Frustrations Summary: On 5 July 2023, a young man was killed in the town of Sbeitla in Kasserine following an attempt by police to issue an arrest warrant related to an allegedly illegal gambling...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jul 4, 2023 | Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: National Guardsman Wounded in Third Stabbing in Recent Weeks Summary: On 3 July 2023, a member of the national guard was stabbed multiple times by an assailant in La Goulette, only weeks after a similar stabbing at the Brazilian Embassy in Tunis. Despite...
