by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Apr 15, 2024 | Security, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Violence in Tunis Neighborhoods Raises Security Concerns Summary: Over the weekend of 13 and 14 April 2024, police arrested over 30 individuals following violent clashes between rival groups of young people in the Ettadhaman neighborhood of Tunis in the...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Apr 12, 2024 | Political, Security, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Self-Immolations Point to Growing Economic and Social Strain Summary: On 9 April 2024, a 22-year-old man in the village of Bouhajla in the governorate of Kairouan died after self-immolating near a police station following a dispute with local police...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Apr 10, 2024 | Diplomacy, Economic, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Australian Mining Firm Wins Research Permit for Ras Ghzir Summary: In early April 2024, Australia mining firm PhosCo reported securing a research permit for the Ras Ghzir lead and zinc deposit situated near the border of the governates of Kef and Kasserine. ...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Apr 10, 2024 | Security, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Dozens of Deaths, Hundreds of Injuries on Roads During Ramadan Summary: On 8 April 2024, The Tunisian Association for the Prevention of Road Accidents (ATPAR) reported that during the month of Ramadan, 90 deaths and 600 injuries were recorded due to vehicle...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Apr 8, 2024 | Diplomacy, Economic, Tunisia
Tunisia: Timely Winter Rains Likely to Boost Grain Harvests Summary: On 1 April 2024, the United States Department of Agriculture released an annual Grain and Feed report, predicting improved wheat and barley production in Tunisia due to favorable winter weather...