by Dispatch Risk Analysis | May 3, 2023 | Diplomacy, Tunisia
Tunisia: Calls for Ending All Aid Grow in US Policy Community Summary: In an open letter dated 3 May 2023, a number of senior former US diplomats, academics, and policymakers urged US President Biden to communicate to President Kais Saied that there would be “real...
by Dispatch Content | May 1, 2023 | Political, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Ghannouchi’s Detention Continues, Quieting Opposition Voicess Summary: The detention of Ennahdha Party leader Rached Ghannouchi has continued, stretching to two weeks since his initial arrest at his home in Tunis. The charges against Ghannouchi reportedly...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Apr 30, 2023 | Security, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Ghriba Synagogue to Receive Pilgrims After Pandemic Hiatus Summary: From 4 to 9 May 2023, the island of Djerba in southern Tunisia will receive more than seven thousand Jewish pilgrims who will visit the al Ghriba Synagogue. Tunisia’s Jewish population,...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Apr 29, 2023 | Economic, Tunisia
Tunisia: Services Investment Drops as Perceived Risk Grows Summary: In the first quarter of 2023, investment in the services sector dropped nearly 40% from the same period in 2022, according to the Tunisian Agency for the Promotion of Industry and Innovation (APII)....
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Apr 26, 2023 | Diplomacy, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Military Evacuates Citizens as Fighting Continues in Sudan Summary: On 26 April 2023, a Tunisian military plane landed at Tunis-Carthage Airport carrying 46 Tunisian evacuees from Sudan. The Tunisian Ambassador to Khartoum, Shawfik al Hajji, was reportedly...
