by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jun 26, 2024 | Algeria, Economic, Security, Social
Algeria: Efforts to Expand Wheat Production Face Uphill Battle Summary: On 23 June 2024, The Algerian Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development declared that the country is nearing self-sufficiency in regard to the production of durum wheat. Durum wheat consists...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Sep 15, 2023 | Economic, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Wheat Stolen from Sfax Port as Shortages Persist Summary: On 15 September 2023, the Ministries of Transportation and Agriculture announced the opening of an investigation into the large-scale theft of wheat from the port of Sfax. Initial reports indicated...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Aug 7, 2023 | Economic, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Private Bakers Lose Access to Subsidized Flour, Prompting Sit-ins Summary: In early August, the Tunisian government announced that around 1,500 private bakeries would no longer be allowed to purchase government-subsidized flour. The announcement has led to...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Aug 2, 2023 | Economic, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: President Saied Replaces Prime Minister as Economic Pressure Builds Summary: On 1 August 2023, President Kais Saied dismissed Prime Minister Najla Bouden and appointed her replacement, Ahmed Hachani, with little fanfare or explanation. The President’s office...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jul 17, 2023 | Diplomacy, Economic, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Russia Ends Black Sea Grain Deal, Threatening Food Security Summary: On 17 July 2023, Russia announced that a deal allowing the export of Ukrainian grain via the Black Sea had been “terminated” with the Kremlin further indicating that ships transiting the...
