by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Dec 7, 2023 | Diplomacy, Economic, Political, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: President Raises Additional NGO Foreign Funding Concerns Summary: During a 7 December 2023 meeting with Minister of Justice Leila Jaffel, President Kais Saied raised additional concerns about the foreign funding received by Non-Governmental Organizations...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Nov 20, 2023 | Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Arrest of Sfax Union Leaders Draws Protests Summary: On Monday, 20 November 2023, authorities in Sfax arrested the Secretary General of the Union Générale Tunisienne du Travail (UGTT) office in Sfax along with three other leaders of the country’s largest...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Oct 17, 2023 | Diplomacy, Economic, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: Hopes of IMF Deal Shrink as Economic Minister Fired Summary: On 17 October 2023, the office of President Kais Saied announced that Minister of Economy and Planning, Samir Saied, had been terminated from his position. Official statements did not clarify the...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Oct 17, 2023 | Diplomacy, Political, Security, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Italy Urges Assistance Deal as EU, Carthage Grow Wary Summary: On 17 October 2023, Italian Interior Minister Matteo Paintedosi urged the European Union (EU) to move forward with the assistance deal signed with Tunisia in July as means to stem to flow of...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Oct 9, 2023 | Diplomacy, Economic, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: €60 Million Returned to EU as IMF Confirms Loan Deal Stalled Summary: On 9 October 2023, Tunisia officially returned €60 million in European Union (EU) financial assistance in an expression of frustration with how the EU is implementing a July 2023 agreement...
