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Energy minister Neila Gonji gets serious about renewables

Faced with rocketing gas prices, Tunisia's industry and energy minister will be concentrating after the summer recess on kick-starting the many solar and wind power projects that have nominally been launched in recent years but have so far come to nothing. A statement of intent that is also designed to reassure the IMF and EU.

Subscribers only Energy 17.08.2022

Patrick Durel to stay on as Macron's North Africa adviser

Conseiller chargé de l'Afrique du Nord et du Moyen-Orient à l'Elysée depuis 2020, Patrick Durel devrait voir sa mission prolongée.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.08.2022

Helene Le Gal tipped to become new EU chief for North Africa

The French Ambassador to Morocco Hélène Le Gal on the occasion of the ambassadors' tour in Lyon, France on August 30, 2019. © Nicolas Liponne/NurPhoto/AFP

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.07.2022

Tunisian ambassadors launch charm offensive ahead of Francophone summit

Tunisian foreign minister Othman Jerandi sent out a note out in early July calling on all Tunisian embassies to prepare for the summit of the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF).

Subscribers only Diplomacy 26.07.2022

Transport minister in search of funds for Enfidha port

The project to build a deepwater port in Enfidha, postponed numerous times, is being relaunched with a call for tenders. Six companies are in the running but the funds for the project have yet to be secured.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 21.07.2022

Maghreb Union's BMICE bank seeks raison d'être

Despite limited means and a governance paralysed by political rivalry, the Maghreb Bank for Investment and Foreign Trade is hoping to develop its activities. It is considering opening its capital to new partners and is increasing cooperation with international funders.

Subscribers only Finance 20.07.2022

After summer break, tensions look set to flare between EU and Kais Saied

European institutions are issuing an increasing number of messages of concern about the state of affairs in Tunisia. While no resolution or reduction of financial aid has yet been decided on, a harder line against Tunisian head of state Kais Saied's political goals is nonetheless emerging.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 19.07.2022

UGTT forced to accommodate pro-Saied members in run-up to referendum

Discussions remain lively within the powerful union led by Noureddine Taboubi ahead of the constitutional referendum on 25 July. It initially adopted a neutral stance in an attempt to avoid internal rifts, but now criticisms of the text proposed by the president are beginning to emerge.

Subscribers only Politics 15.07.2022

Noureddine Taboubi, secretary-general of the UGTT.

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Japanese diplomats scramble to shore up their TICAD Africa aid summit in Tunis

Japanese diplomats are busy preparing the 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development to be held next month in Tunis. Japan has been promoting the event but there have been shortcomings in its organisation despite Tokyo's ambitious objectives for the continent.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.07.2022

Japan pumps more money into Tunisian water infrastructure

Despite political tensions, Japan's central bank is maintaining its policy of developing Tunisian infrastructure ahead of the eighth edition of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) to be held in Tunis next month.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 13.07.2022

In Algiers, Kais Saied gets borders reopened, but no new gas

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, despite being a supporter of his neighbouring leader, resisted Tunisian requests for additional gas contracts.

Subscribers only Energy, Diplomacy 08.07.2022

Kais Saied and Algerian president Abdelmadjid Tebboune attend the celebration the anniversary of Algeria's independence on 5 July, 2022.

UGTT union unable to unite over Kais Saied's referendum

The numerous political factions within the main Tunisian worker's union, UGTT, are making it hard to give its members any sort of instruction on how to vote on the constitutional referendum scheduled on 25 July.

Subscribers only Politics 07.07.2022

Moscow plans to hold its Russian-Arab summit in Cairo instead of Marrakech

The Russian-Arab Cooperation Forum, initially scheduled to take place in Marrakech in November 2020 and then postponed for the first time to November 2021 at the request of Moscow, could finally be held in Cairo.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 06.07.2022

Transport ministry hits the buffers in hunt for railway funds

Tunisia has just set out the goals of its national railway strategy and a lot of funding still needs to be found.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 01.07.2022

Security equipment dealer Jean Ruiz arrested in Tunis on way to Tripoli

Tunisian investigators suspect the French national Jean Ruiz of trying to bring communication jammers manufactured by the Chinese firm Hytera into Libya, and perhaps even Tunisia, without authorisation.

Subscribers only Business 30.06.2022

Tunis seeks backers for struggling PPP infrastructure projects

In addition to existing projects such as the Sfax tramway and desalination plants, the Tunisian government has several longer-term ecological and energy-based ideas in the pipeline. These include a phosphate pipeline facility and the development of green hydrogen.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 30.06.2022

German President tries to re-establish contact between Kais Saied and G7 countries

The EU and the ambassadors of the G7 countries are trying to arrange a joint meeting with Tunisian president Kais Saied to preserve contact with Carthage Palace while the head of state is in the process of finalising the draft of the new constitution.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 29.06.2022

After Lebanon, PPP specialist Ziad-Alexandre Hayek looks to Tunis

Public-private partnership (PPP) projects were at the heart of last week's Tunisia Investment Forum. The attending specialists included Ziad-Alexandre Hayek, who from 2006 to 2019 ran the Lebanese state entity in charge of privatisation and PPPs.

Subscribers only Business 28.06.2022

One month before referendum, election body struggles to hire

Ahead of July's constitutional referendum, the entity that manages ballots in Tunisia, is on a recruitment drive. Potential poll monitors and organisers, however, are hardly lining up for the work.

Subscribers only Politics 22.06.2022

German railway industry to pitch to Tunisia and Morocco

The German train industry continues to roll out the red carpet in North Africa. It is taking part in a trip organised by the Tunisian-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AHK) for a delegation of a dozen representatives to Tunis from 26 to 29 June.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 21.06.2022

Energy minister Neila Gonji pushes industry towards renewable electricity

The Tunisian government, which is under pressure from its lenders and high gas prices, is trying to speed up construction of new wind and solar power plants, particularly those destined to supply electricity to cement and other industrial producers.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 16.06.2022

SCET and Suez clean up in privatisation of wastewater management

Segor, co-owned by the Tunisian engineering firm SCET and the French utility giant Suez, has emerged as the big winner after the state decided to outsource the management of its sanitation facilities.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 10.06.2022

Inner circle
UGTT trade union at heart of economic and political negotiations with Kais Saied

The powerful UGTT trade union has reaffirmed its role as a key player in Tunisian politics by refusing to participate in the national dialogue as defined by President Kais Saied. Noureddine Taboubi, its secretary-general, is taking part in negotiations with the IMF and at the Carthage Palace with the head of state.

Subscribers only Politics 03.06.2022

MBDA and Saab vie for army's future anti-aircraft systems

The Tunisian government's deepening financial crisis has not entirely put the breaks on the armed forces' spending spree. @MBDA_Talents @Saab #Tunisia

Subscribers only Defence, Business 01.06.2022

UAE's Bukhatir wins appeal over Tunis Sports City

The Tunisian subsidiary of the Emirati group Bukhatir, in charge of the construction of Tunis Sport City, has won its appeal against the Société de Promotion du Lac de Tunis, now known as Al Buhaira Invest.

Subscribers only Business 26.05.2022

The Tunis Sports City project led by the Bukhatir Group.

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Tunisia

Energy minister Neila Gonji gets serious about renewables

Patrick Durel to stay on as Macron's North Africa adviser

Helene Le Gal tipped to become new EU chief for North Africa

Tunisian ambassadors launch charm offensive ahead of Francophone summit

Transport minister in search of funds for Enfidha port

Maghreb Union's BMICE bank seeks raison d'être

After summer break, tensions look set to flare between EU and Kais Saied

UGTT forced to accommodate pro-Saied members in run-up to referendum

Spotlight
Japanese diplomats scramble to shore up their TICAD Africa aid summit in Tunis

Japan pumps more money into Tunisian water infrastructure

In Algiers, Kais Saied gets borders reopened, but no new gas

UGTT union unable to unite over Kais Saied's referendum

Moscow plans to hold its Russian-Arab summit in Cairo instead of Marrakech

Transport ministry hits the buffers in hunt for railway funds

Security equipment dealer Jean Ruiz arrested in Tunis on way to Tripoli

Tunis seeks backers for struggling PPP infrastructure projects

German President tries to re-establish contact between Kais Saied and G7 countries

After Lebanon, PPP specialist Ziad-Alexandre Hayek looks to Tunis

One month before referendum, election body struggles to hire

German railway industry to pitch to Tunisia and Morocco

Energy minister Neila Gonji pushes industry towards renewable electricity

SCET and Suez clean up in privatisation of wastewater management

Inner circle
UGTT trade union at heart of economic and political negotiations with Kais Saied

MBDA and Saab vie for army's future anti-aircraft systems

UAE's Bukhatir wins appeal over Tunis Sports City

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Tunisia

Energy minister Neila Gonji gets serious about renewables

Patrick Durel to stay on as Macron's North Africa adviser

Helene Le Gal tipped to become new EU chief for North Africa

Tunisian ambassadors launch charm offensive ahead of Francophone summit

Transport minister in search of funds for Enfidha port

Maghreb Union's BMICE bank seeks raison d'être

After summer break, tensions look set to flare between EU and Kais Saied

UGTT forced to accommodate pro-Saied members in run-up to referendum

Spotlight Japanese diplomats scramble to shore up their TICAD Africa aid summit in Tunis

Japan pumps more money into Tunisian water infrastructure

In Algiers, Kais Saied gets borders reopened, but no new gas

UGTT union unable to unite over Kais Saied's referendum

Moscow plans to hold its Russian-Arab summit in Cairo instead of Marrakech

Transport ministry hits the buffers in hunt for railway funds

Security equipment dealer Jean Ruiz arrested in Tunis on way to Tripoli

Tunis seeks backers for struggling PPP infrastructure projects

German President tries to re-establish contact between Kais Saied and G7 countries

After Lebanon, PPP specialist Ziad-Alexandre Hayek looks to Tunis

One month before referendum, election body struggles to hire

German railway industry to pitch to Tunisia and Morocco

Energy minister Neila Gonji pushes industry towards renewable electricity

SCET and Suez clean up in privatisation of wastewater management

Inner circle UGTT trade union at heart of economic and political negotiations with Kais Saied

MBDA and Saab vie for army's future anti-aircraft systems

UAE's Bukhatir wins appeal over Tunis Sports City

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Japanese diplomats scramble to shore up their TICAD Africa aid summit in Tunis

Inner circle
UGTT trade union at heart of economic and political negotiations with Kais Saied