by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Mar 6, 2023 | Diplomacy, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: World Bank Pauses Loans as Fallout from Migrant Comments Continues Summary: On 6 March 2023, the World Bank suspended work with Tunisia “until further notice” after human rights organizations described President Kais Saied’s statements...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Mar 4, 2023 | Diplomacy, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Policies Benefiting Migrants Announced as Repatriations Continue Summary: Over the weekend of 4 and 5 March 2023, multiple sub-Saharan African countries completed repatriation flights, returning citizens concerned for their safety in Tunisia. Recent...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Feb 24, 2023 | Security, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: President’s Migration Comments Raise Risk of Backlash for Black Africans Summary: On 21 February 2023, President Kais Saied made controversial comments regarding sub-Saharan African migrants to his National Security Council, attributing the influx of...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Nov 25, 2022 | Diplomacy, Economic, Tunisia
Tunisia: Migrant Girl Repatriated to Tunisia by Italian Authorities Summary: On 24 November 2022, a four-year-old girl who arrived by boat without her family in Italy via an irregular migration route was returned to her family in Tunisia. The repatriation of the...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Nov 25, 2022 | Diplomacy, Security, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: EU Official Stresses Tunisian Role in Countering Irregular Migration Summary: On Friday, 25 November 2022, Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs Othman Jerandi met with the European Union’s (EU) Special Representative for Sahel Africa. Special Representative...
