Your account has been succesfully created.

EN FR

The Morning Brief
Log in

Password

Keep me logged in

Forgot your password?
Subscribe

Tunisia

Kais Saied in Algiers, on 2 March 2024. © APP/NurPhoto via AFP

How Saied has shaken up Tunisia diplomatic corps

Foreign Minister Nabil Ammar has been restructuring embassy jobs, introducing new faces and sidelining others.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 02.04.2024

Tunisian interior minister Kamel Feki in Tunis, on 26 July 2023. © Mohamed Messara/EPA

Interior ministry still without an intelligence director

Several other posts are also waiting to be filled in Tunisia's interior ministry, which has been somewhat sidelined following the rise to prominence of a number of military figures in the president's entourage.

Subscribers only Defence 28.03.2024

Ferid Belhaj retires from role as VP at World Bank

Ferid Belhaj recently left his position as VP for the Middle East and North Africa at the World Bank. He travelled to Ramallah just days after leaving Washington.

Subscribers only Finance, Diplomacy 25.03.2024

Tunis tackles dwindling foreign exchange reserves

Tunisia's Ministry of the Economy and Finance is preparing several measures to tackle a recurring shortage of foreign exchange reserves.

Subscribers only Finance, Politics 22.03.2024

Paris challenges Berlin's leadership on solar energy market

Germany has been investing in solar energy in Tunisia for over a decade, but France's EDF group has now set up its own subsidiary there.

Subscribers only Energy 20.03.2024

Ex-trade minister, Mondher Zenaidi seeks to shut down fresh legal troubles

Mondher Zenaidi, who is likely to run for the presidency this year, is once again facing legal wrangles over the controversial 2007 privatisation of Tunisia's state-owned car retailer Ennakl. His lawyers have contested the reopening of the investigation.

Subscribers only Politics 19.03.2024

Opposition mulls presidential election strategy

The FSN coalition of opposing parties, including Ennahdha, is facing a dilemma: run against Kais Saied, at the risk of legitimising his second term, or risk political extinction with a boycott.

Subscribers only Politics 14.03.2024

Ajmi Lourimi, leader of the Ennahda party (left) and Ahmed Nejib Chebbi, president of the National Salvation Front.

Kais Saied hopes to hold African summit on migration

Buoyed by last year's agreement with the European Union about migration, the Tunisian president would like to raise the issue at the continental level.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 05.03.2024

Giorgia Meloni welcomes Kais Saied for the Italy-Africa international conference in Rome on 29 January 2024.

Sama Dubai calls time on massive real estate project

The new Porte de la Méditerranée district that the Emirati property developer was meant to work on will never see the light of day. The project has been a headache for successive administrations since 2007.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 04.03.2024

Mondher Zenaidi ties up loose ends ahead of presidential bid

The ex-trade minister is eager to get his house in order before running for the highest office. He recently made sure that there were no ongoing criminal investigations into his affairs.

Subscribers only Politics 01.03.2024

Former Tunisian trade minister Mondher Zenaidi, in 2014.

French firms Maped and Timelec set up shop

Based on French-Tunisian chamber of commerce and industry figures, France was Tunisia's largest investor in 2023, to the tune of €132m.

Subscribers only Business 23.02.2024

Kaïs Saïed launches Tunisia-Italy electricity interconnection project

Kaïs Saïed a ratifié, le 14 février, la convention de garantie signée entre la Tunisie et la Banque internationale pour la reconstruction et le développement (Bird) concernant le projet d'interconnexion électrique entre la Tunisie et l'Italie.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Energy 21.02.2024

The four influential officers that have Kais Saied's ear

Since his 2021 power grab, President Saied has relied on a handful of high-ranking officers who have been steadily exerting their influence over Tunisia's public affairs and setting the country's political agenda.

Subscribers only Politics 20.02.2024

Saïed due to travel to Nouakchott

The Tunisian president typically does not make many official visits in Africa but he has plans to be in the Mauritanian capital in late February amid simmering regional tensions.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 19.02.2024

Tunisian president Kaïs Saïed in Tunis on 23 August 2023.

Elloumi dynasty strengthens activity in Tangier

Tunisian automotive cabling manufacturer Coficab, one of the sector's global leaders, already has three factories in Morocco, and just opened a new industrial plant in Tangier Automotive City.

Subscribers only Business 19.02.2024

African Union puts an end to wrangling over post of legal counsel

Using a fast-track recruitment procedure, the African Union Commission's human resources department has appointed a new legal counsel, Tunisian jurist Hajer Gueldich, ending the ongoing squabbling over the post.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 14.02.2024

Businessman Saïd Boujbel's hotel woes continue

Ex-beer magnate Saïd Boujbel's hotel empire continues to crumble, as he faces losing two more establishments.

Subscribers only Business 13.02.2024

Moscow concerned about Telnet boss Mohamed Frikha's legal problems

The company behind Tunisia's first satellite began a space exploration partnership with Russian companies in 2021. But its director's incarceration in September 2023 has cast a shadow on future projects.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 12.02.2024

Mohamed Frikha, CEO of Tunisian group Telnet, in Tunis in March 2021.

Despite divisions, Brussels continues talks with Tunis on migrant pact

Ahead of the Italy-Africa summit of 28 and 29 January, which Tunisia's Kaïs Saïed took part in, the European Union had already begun discussions on the migration part of the Tunisian-European agreement.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 06.02.2024

Italy's Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni welcomes Tunisia's President Kaïs Saïed in Rome on 29 January 2024.

Kais Saied tightens grip on commission for criminal conciliation

The president's office, via the national security council, is now acting as the ultimate arbiter in dealings with businessmen in the crosshairs of the justice system.

Free access Politics 02.02.2024

Tunisia's president Kais Saied in Tunis, on 24 December 2023.

Foreign Minister Ammar plays president's most fervent supporter

Since his appointment a year ago, the Tunisian FM has gone all out to prove his loyalty to President Kaïs Saïed and, with his approval, has taken over the sensitive issue of negotiations with international funders.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 29.01.2024

Judicial police target Tunisia's presidential candidates

The political and economic scene in Tunis is abuzz with talk of a leaked list of the people judicial authorities are investigating. Several of Kaïs Saïed's potential rivals in this year's presidential elections are being targeted.

Subscribers only Politics 23.01.2024

Infolink boss seeks partner

The boss of software development company Infolink Group is looking to sell off part of his business and is in talks with Capgemini.

Subscribers only Business 18.01.2024

New French immigration law casts shadow over Paris-Maghreb relations

Paris could soon decide to make the granting of some diplomatic visas conditional on cooperation over migration. This measure features in the immigration bill recently adopted by the French parliament.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.01.2024

Gérald Darmanin, French Minister of the Interior, in Algiers, Algeria on 9 October 2022.

AI: Tunisian firm in talks with Sassou-Nguesso over startup incubator

A delegation from the Tunisian company Phone Control, which specialises in telecoms and IT networks, will meet Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso this week with a view to launching a start-up incubator.

Subscribers only Business 17.01.2024

Create a notification

Tunisia

Don't miss a single headline. Sign up to receive weekly summaries of our coverage of Tunisia.

Once registered, you will be notified by a short message on your computer or mobile phone as soon as a new edition of our publication or an alert is published. Stay informed anytime, anywhere!

Tunisia

How Saied has shaken up Tunisia diplomatic corps

Interior ministry still without an intelligence director

Ferid Belhaj retires from role as VP at World Bank

Tunis tackles dwindling foreign exchange reserves

Paris challenges Berlin's leadership on solar energy market

Ex-trade minister, Mondher Zenaidi seeks to shut down fresh legal troubles

Opposition mulls presidential election strategy

Kais Saied hopes to hold African summit on migration

Sama Dubai calls time on massive real estate project

Mondher Zenaidi ties up loose ends ahead of presidential bid

French firms Maped and Timelec set up shop

Kaïs Saïed launches Tunisia-Italy electricity interconnection project

The four influential officers that have Kais Saied's ear

Saïed due to travel to Nouakchott

Elloumi dynasty strengthens activity in Tangier

African Union puts an end to wrangling over post of legal counsel

Businessman Saïd Boujbel's hotel woes continue

Moscow concerned about Telnet boss Mohamed Frikha's legal problems

Despite divisions, Brussels continues talks with Tunis on migrant pact

Kais Saied tightens grip on commission for criminal conciliation

Foreign Minister Ammar plays president's most fervent supporter

Judicial police target Tunisia's presidential candidates

Infolink boss seeks partner

New French immigration law casts shadow over Paris-Maghreb relations

AI: Tunisian firm in talks with Sassou-Nguesso over startup incubator

Create a notification

About Africa Intelligence

Subscription

Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

About Africa Intelligence

Subscription

Indigo Publications' websites

Faure Gnassingbe

Orano

Michaël Randrianirina

China National Petroleum Corp

Hassan Sheikh Mohamud

Tunisia

How Saied has shaken up Tunisia diplomatic corps

Interior ministry still without an intelligence director

Ferid Belhaj retires from role as VP at World Bank

Tunis tackles dwindling foreign exchange reserves

Paris challenges Berlin's leadership on solar energy market

Ex-trade minister, Mondher Zenaidi seeks to shut down fresh legal troubles

Opposition mulls presidential election strategy

Kais Saied hopes to hold African summit on migration

Sama Dubai calls time on massive real estate project

Mondher Zenaidi ties up loose ends ahead of presidential bid

French firms Maped and Timelec set up shop

Kaïs Saïed launches Tunisia-Italy electricity interconnection project

The four influential officers that have Kais Saied's ear

Saïed due to travel to Nouakchott

Elloumi dynasty strengthens activity in Tangier

African Union puts an end to wrangling over post of legal counsel

Businessman Saïd Boujbel's hotel woes continue

Moscow concerned about Telnet boss Mohamed Frikha's legal problems

Despite divisions, Brussels continues talks with Tunis on migrant pact

Kais Saied tightens grip on commission for criminal conciliation

Foreign Minister Ammar plays president's most fervent supporter

Judicial police target Tunisia's presidential candidates

Infolink boss seeks partner

New French immigration law casts shadow over Paris-Maghreb relations

AI: Tunisian firm in talks with Sassou-Nguesso over startup incubator

Create a notification

About Africa Intelligence

Subscription

Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites