by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jul 4, 2023 | Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: National Guardsman Wounded in Third Stabbing in Recent Weeks Summary: On 3 July 2023, a member of the national guard was stabbed multiple times by an assailant in La Goulette, only weeks after a similar stabbing at the Brazilian Embassy in Tunis. Despite...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jul 1, 2023 | Economic, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Phosphate Disruptions Likely to Continue in Near Term Summary: Phosphate production and shipping remained suspended this week in Redeyef in Gafsa where employment disputes between laborers and the government have prevented normal operations. Laborers are...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jul 1, 2023 | Economic, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Water Crisis Persists Despite Slight Rise in Dam Fill Rates Summary: This week, government data indicated that Tunisia’s dams reached an average fill rate of 36.7% nationally, pointing to a persistent water shortage that continues despite heavy late-spring...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jun 29, 2023 | Diplomacy, Economic, Tunisia
Tunisia: EU Hails Aid Package Still Contingent on IMF Deal Summary: On 29 June 2023, the European Council held a strategic discussion regarding irregular migration and economic development in the Mediterranean region, with Tunisia featuring heavily in the...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jun 27, 2023 | Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: Global Unions Statement Demands Freedom of Expression Summary: On 27 June 2023, the Council of Global Unions (CGU) comprised of a number of international labor unions issued a joint statement asserting that Tunisia is “sliding into totalitarianism” based on...
