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Iraq and Tunisia neck and neck for top job at Institut du Monde Arabe

Iraqi poet Chawki Abdelamir and Tunisian philosopher Rachida Triki are vying to run the Arab cultural institution in Paris. The imminent appointment of a new president should help speed up the decision process that has been unfolding behind closed doors.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 09.03.2023

PM rues closure of French atomic energy office in Tunis

La représentation régionale du Commissariat à l'énergie atomique (CEA) en Tunisie plie bagage. Sa dissolution a été actée par le CEA le 1er février.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 02.03.2023

President Saied gives interior minister Charfeddine the cold shoulder

Why is Taoufik Charfeddine not involved in the current wave of arrests of the Tunisian president's opponents? The interior minister has been kept to one side since an alleged plot affair in November, and his influence in the government has begun to wane.

Subscribers only Politics 01.03.2023

African Union scolds Tunis after Saied attack on sub-Saharan migrants

Several African Union member countries have expressed discontent with Tunisia after President Kais Saied's controversial statement on sub-Saharan African migrants.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 01.03.2023

SEGOR bags another water pumping concession

SEGOR on 2 February bagged a €7.6m concession to operate pumping stations in the Tunisian towns of Sfax, Gabès and Médenine. That came just months after it signed up for the management of part of the infrastructure of the ONAS national sanitation office in a deal last June worth €26m.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 23.02.2023

New Foreign Affairs Minister Nabil Ammar's ties to Saied and Sahel

The new minister of foreign affairs, Nabil Ammar, sworn in on 7 February 2023. © Yassine Mahjoub/NurPhoto/NurPhoto via AFP

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 20.02.2023

Inner Circle
Kais Saied fills his regime's top posts with military men

The Tunisian leader is increasingly seen flanked by military commanders and has placed loyalist generals and colonels in government ministries and in his own private office. The growing role of the military, which in Tunisia has traditionally been kept well away from politics, is causing growing concern.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 17.02.2023

President Kais Saied with members of the special unit of the Tunisian National Guard, in Bir Bou Rekba (Nabeul state), in August 2021.

North Africa demands better representation at African Union

The 42nd Ordinary Session of the African Union's Executive Council opened on 15 February with behind-the-scenes negotiations on the distribution of Peace and Security Council seats.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.02.2023

Khayam Turki's myriad networks at heart of Tunis investigations

Tunisian investigators are particularly keen to question Khayam Turki, the first person to be arrested in a flurry of arrests of politicians and lawyers that began on 10 February.

Subscribers only Politics 16.02.2023

Cloudy skies ahead for Moscow-Tunis relations

The Russian foreign minister's trip to Tunis scheduled for the beginning of February has been put off indefinitely. This is the second time Sergei Lavrov's has had to cancel a visit to Tunisia.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 08.02.2023

Libya Desk consultancy to open Tunisian branch

The consulting firm Libya Desk, founded in 2019, is going to open an office in Tunisia, Tunisia Desk. Libya Desk is specialized in economics and politics and was created by Oliver Crowley and Mohamed Omar Dorda, son of Abu Zaid Dorda, former prime minister and head of intelligence under Muammar Gaddafi.

Subscribers only Business 02.02.2023

Tunisia fears losing pipeline revenues as its neighbours strike gas deals with Italy

The recent North African tour of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, which concentrated on securing Italy's gas supplies from Algeria and Libya, left Italy's traditional partner, Tunisia, on the sidelines. The authorities in Tunis now fear that they could find themselves isolated on the regional energy map.

Subscribers only Energy 01.02.2023

The Tunisian segment of the Trans-Mediterranean (Transmed) pipeline, through which natural gas flows from Algeria to Italy.

How a Frenchman came to be suspected of plotting against the Tunisian state

Jean-Pierre M., a former local elected official in the south of France, was surprised to see his name appear on a leaked Tunisian court document that outlined alleged plotting against the state. He denies any attempt to intervene in the country's politics.

Subscribers only Politics 13.01.2023

Opposition struggles to muster a united front against Kais Saied

Following the first round of the parliamentary elections, the Attayar party suffered a wave of resignations. Several opposition figures are now trying to come up with a jointly agreed alternative to the policies of President Kais Saied but many disagreements remain.

Subscribers only Politics 04.01.2023

Tunisian President Kais Saied speaks to the media after voting during the 2022 Tunisian parliamentary election.

Charfeddine strengthens hold on interior

The Tunisian minister of internal affairs Taoufik Charfeddine is locked in a tug-of-war with one of the main unions representing his staff. This battle over his vision of how it should be run has him pitted against the movement's figurehead, Lassâad Kchaou.

Subscribers only Politics 03.01.2023

Taoufik Charfeddine, Tunisian Interior Minister.

Radès port upgrade to finally go ahead?

The project to extend the port of Radès, with the construction of quays 8 and 9, may finally see the light of day following the parliamentary elections on 17 December.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 22.12.2022

The growing rift between Kaïs Saïed and the Tunisian Central Bank

As negotiations with the IMF over the highly criticised 2023 draft budget bill are coming to a close, BCT Governor Abassi and President Saïed's opinions continue to diverge.

Subscribers only Politics 21.12.2022

Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed and the Governor of the Tunisian Central Bank, Marouane Abassi.

Kaïs Saïed returns from Washington empty-handed

Kaïs Saïed's visit to the United States for the recent US-Africa summit should have resulted in a resumption of dialogue between Tunis and Washington, but the Tunisian president failed to win over his hosts.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 20.12.2022

Tunisia President Kais Saied (centre) arrives at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, US, 12 December 2022.

Bazoum does solar business with Mohamed Ayachi Ajroudi

The Nigerien president and the boss of Power Invest Mediterranean are negotiating several major electricity generation projects.

Subscribers only Energy 15.12.2022

Mohamed Ayachi Ajroudi, at his home in Tunisia's coastal town of Hammamet on the 22 September 2020.

EU frets about Tunisia legislative elections

Brussels is anxiously awaiting the results of the first round of legislative elections in Tunisia on 17 December. The European Union is concerned about the lack of campaigning and a boycott by opposition parties.

Subscribers only Politics 14.12.2022

Libya's medical debts overshadow oil talks

During a visit to Tunis, Libya's prime minister offered to pay off in instalments debts totalling some €250m. But no major oil or finance deals were clinched.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 08.12.2022

Libyan prime minister Abdelhamid Dabaiba.

Renewable energies newbie Nova Green Volt off to a flying start

Just months after opening its doors, the new renewable energies arm of Poulina Group Holding already has 18 orders to its name. Its first goal is to secure a power supply for the group's other subsidiaries before expanding on the domestic and international markets.

Subscribers only Energy 05.12.2022

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Tunisia

Iraq and Tunisia neck and neck for top job at Institut du Monde Arabe

PM rues closure of French atomic energy office in Tunis

President Saied gives interior minister Charfeddine the cold shoulder

African Union scolds Tunis after Saied attack on sub-Saharan migrants

SEGOR bags another water pumping concession

New Foreign Affairs Minister Nabil Ammar's ties to Saied and Sahel

Inner Circle
Kais Saied fills his regime's top posts with military men

North Africa demands better representation at African Union

Khayam Turki's myriad networks at heart of Tunis investigations

Cloudy skies ahead for Moscow-Tunis relations

Libya Desk consultancy to open Tunisian branch

Tunisia fears losing pipeline revenues as its neighbours strike gas deals with Italy

How a Frenchman came to be suspected of plotting against the Tunisian state

Opposition struggles to muster a united front against Kais Saied

Charfeddine strengthens hold on interior

Radès port upgrade to finally go ahead?

The growing rift between Kaïs Saïed and the Tunisian Central Bank

Kaïs Saïed returns from Washington empty-handed

Bazoum does solar business with Mohamed Ayachi Ajroudi

EU frets about Tunisia legislative elections

Libya's medical debts overshadow oil talks

Renewable energies newbie Nova Green Volt off to a flying start

Corruption allegations dog football chief Jary

Lukewarm reception for Kais Saied at Francophonie summit

ENI suspends asset sale in face of government inertia

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Tunisia

Iraq and Tunisia neck and neck for top job at Institut du Monde Arabe

PM rues closure of French atomic energy office in Tunis

President Saied gives interior minister Charfeddine the cold shoulder

African Union scolds Tunis after Saied attack on sub-Saharan migrants

SEGOR bags another water pumping concession

New Foreign Affairs Minister Nabil Ammar's ties to Saied and Sahel

Inner Circle Kais Saied fills his regime's top posts with military men

North Africa demands better representation at African Union

Khayam Turki's myriad networks at heart of Tunis investigations

Cloudy skies ahead for Moscow-Tunis relations

Libya Desk consultancy to open Tunisian branch

Tunisia fears losing pipeline revenues as its neighbours strike gas deals with Italy

How a Frenchman came to be suspected of plotting against the Tunisian state

Opposition struggles to muster a united front against Kais Saied

Charfeddine strengthens hold on interior

Radès port upgrade to finally go ahead?

The growing rift between Kaïs Saïed and the Tunisian Central Bank

Kaïs Saïed returns from Washington empty-handed

Bazoum does solar business with Mohamed Ayachi Ajroudi

EU frets about Tunisia legislative elections

Libya's medical debts overshadow oil talks

Renewable energies newbie Nova Green Volt off to a flying start

Corruption allegations dog football chief Jary

Lukewarm reception for Kais Saied at Francophonie summit

ENI suspends asset sale in face of government inertia

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Kais Saied fills his regime's top posts with military men