by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Oct 7, 2023 | Diplomacy, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Fractured Political Voices Rally to Palestinian Cause Summary: On 7 October 2023, Hamas fighters launched multiple attacks –referred to as Operation Al-Aqsa Flood– from the Gaza Strip killing hundreds of Israelis which prompted multiple days of bombings and...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Sep 12, 2023 | Legal, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: Former Ennahdha MP, Businessman Arrested for Corruption Summary: On 12 September 2023, a judge issued an arrest warrant for former Ennahdha Party Member of Parliament (MP) Mohamed Frikha on charges of financial and administrative corruption. The case is...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Aug 9, 2023 | Diplomacy, Economic, Tunisia
Tunisia: Pursuit of Gulf Financing Could Mean Entering Normalization Fray Summary: In late July 2023, the Rights and Freedoms Committee of the Tunisian parliament announced plans to explore the introduction of a law that would criminalize normalization of relations...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jun 2, 2023 | Economic, Tunisia
Tunisia: $500 Million African Export-Import Bank Loan Approved Summary: On 1 June 2023, the Tunisian Parliament approved by majority vote an agreement to obtain a loan from the African Export-Import Bank, in the amount of $500 million US dollars. The agreement was...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Apr 16, 2023 | Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: Parliament Adjusts Internal Rules Possibly Signaling Greater Independence Summary: On April 13, the internal oversight committee of Tunisia’s Parliament approved new rules governing the conduct of the parliament, some of which may conflict with the...
