by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Oct 5, 2024 | Diplomacy, Legal, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Italian Government Agents Point to Mafia Influence in Tunisia Summary: On 1 October 2024. Italian media reported that three agents of the External Intelligence and Security Agency (AISE) were poisoned during a dinner party in Hammamet. ...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Sep 10, 2024 | Legal, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Campaigns Launched Amidst Debate Over Who Can Run Summary: On 10 September 2024, Deputy Secretary General of the Echaab political movement, Mohamed Msilini, said his party’s presidential candidate, Zouhair Maghzaoui, will not withdraw his candidacy despite...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Aug 25, 2024 | Security, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Bizerte Residents Block Highway After Mass Food Poisoning Summary: On Thursday 24 August 2024, residents of Utica in Bizerte blocked the road leading to Tunis in protest after the poisoning of 170 people at a wedding dinner. The protesters called for the...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Aug 5, 2024 | Legal, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: TunisAir Corruption Probe Evolves with Senior Arrests Summary: In late July 2024, an investigation into corruption and mismanagement at TunisAir led to arrest warrants for the current CEO of TunisAir and the head of the TunisAir employee’s union, both...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Feb 20, 2024 | Legal, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: BNA Officials Under Scrutiny as Anti-Corruption Efforts Widen Summary: On 20 February 2024, police arrested two former senior employees of Banque Nationale Agricole (BNA), marking the latest steps in President Kais Saied’s anti-corruption campaign. The two...
