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Tunisia

Water scarcity proves a bonanza for Bonna Sabla

Bonna Sabla’s local subsidiary has emerged as one of Tunisia’s leading SMEs by working with the country’s sanitation authority ONAS to combat water scarcity.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 28.08.2023

Tunis still in sights of African Court on Human Rights

The Tunisian president, Kaïs Saïed. © Lewis Joly/Pool/EPA/MaxPPP

Subscribers only Diplomacy 24.08.2023

Macron holds on to North Africa adviser Durel for another year

Patrick Durel, French President Emmanuel Macron's adviser on North Africa, to stay on for another year.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.08.2023

Compagnie Tunisienne de Forage in search of second wind

The state-owned Tunisian oil exploration company is keen to develop a new roadmap as the country's oil sector flounders. It has been looking for a consultancy to help with the task.

Subscribers only Energy 26.07.2023

Moncef Sassi to keep an eye on foreign affairs for Kais Saied

By appointing Moncef Sassi to the private office of foreign minister Nabil Ammar, the Tunisian leader intends to keep closer tabs on a ministry from which he has for a long time kept his distance.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 20.07.2023

Consultant Grazem loses corruption appeal against Matera

Mohamed Grazem has lost his appeal against Belgian mining equipment supplier Matera, which accused him of influence peddling and corruption on their behalf in Algeria.

Subscribers only Business 14.07.2023

Tunisian think tank lobbies for alternative EU-Tunisia migration plan

Fraught talks are ongoing between the European Union and Tunisia over an accord to police migration into the bloc. In Brussels, Ghazi ben Ahmed's Mediterranean Development Initiative is pushing for an alternative to Italy's vision that would see Tunis managing most migration controls.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 11.07.2023

French consulates in Tunisia and Morocco swamped by visa applications

Representatives of French citizens living abroad have complained to the French foreign ministry about major delays in dealing with visa applications. Karim Ben Cheikh, who represents left-wing alliance NUPES at the French National Assembly, has attacked the government over its visa policy.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 28.06.2023

The team helping Meloni maintain good relations with Saied

Behind Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni, members of parliament and diplomats are working to keep relations with Tunisia sweet as a means of combating clandestine migration towards the Italian coast.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.06.2023

Tunisia's President Kais Saied shakes hands with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Tunis, Tunisia on 11 June 2023.

Top French military college gears up for annual Africa forum

The Paris-based Institut des Hautes Etudes de Défense Nationale (IHEDN) will hold the 23rd Forum de l'IHEDN sur le Continent Africain (FICA) from 26 June to 1 July.

Subscribers only Defence 09.06.2023

Kamel Feki tries to get his bearings at interior ministry

Tunisia's new interior minister Feki has to deal with veteran officials appointed by his predecessors. His job has been made all the more difficult due to fallout from a deadly attack last month in Djerba and an investigation targeting political figures.

Subscribers only Politics 06.06.2023

EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson with Tunisian Interior Minister Kamel Feki, Tunis, Tunisia, 27 April 2023.

Former ministers targeted in new anti-terrorism investigation

Breaking news published on 31/05/23, 15.25 - Tunisian ex-ministers and leading security officials, including former PM Youssef Chahed, have become the new targets of an investigation led by the judiciary's anti-terrorism unit.

Subscribers only Politics 31.05.2023

Tunis' new energy strategy fails to convince foreign investors

Tunisia has been trying to attract new foreign investors to its energy sector. But red tape and other administrative hurdles make many firms wary.

Subscribers only Energy 23.05.2023

Gérald Darmanin aborts Tunis trip

French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin was supposed to have accompanied his Italian counterpart Matteo Piantedosi on a visit to Tunis on 16 but his assertion that Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was "incapable of solving the migration problems" made a joint trip impossible, so Piantedosi travelled alone.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 19.05.2023

Business France focuses efforts on North African security markets

France's business development agency is striving to attract French companies back into the Tunisian and Libyan security and civil protection markets. France is preparing a cooperation partnership with Libya and a financing plan for Tunisia.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 12.05.2023

Jordan enters race for top Union for the Mediterranean seat

Jordan is entering the race for the Union for the Mediterranean secretary general seat in 2024, for which Tunisia and Mauritania have already submitted candidates.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 09.05.2023

SONEDE awards major contracts to boost water supplies

After several years of drought, Tunisia is racing against the clock to upgrade its drinking water supply network.

Subscribers only Business 04.05.2023

Foreign minister Nabil Ammar sacks head of Europe department

Nommé en février, le nouveau ministre tunisien des affaires étrangères, Nabil Ammar, impose peu à peu à sa marque. Sans bruit, il a limogé mi-mars le directeur général pour l'Europe, l'Union européenne et la Méditerranée du ministère, Khalil Tazarki.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.04.2023

Kais Saied mulls reviving information ministry

As media outlets critical of his administration come under increasing pressure, the Tunisian president is considering setting up a dedicated government department, such as existed during the Ben Ali era.

Subscribers only Politics 24.04.2023

Tunisian President Kaïs Saied visiting the headquarters of Snipe-La Presse on 11 March 2023.

Union for the Mediterranean members jostle for top post

Egyptian diplomat Nasser Kamel's term as secretary-general of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), which he has led since 2018, ends next year. Behind the scenes, negotiations are already underway between member states to appoint his successor.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 20.04.2023

Samir Majoul hopes to extend leadership of employers' group

The tycoon's term as UTICA chairman officially ended in January, but he is trying to negotiate an extension amid troubled times.

Subscribers only Business 18.04.2023

The chairman of Medef, Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux, with Samir Majoul, the chairman of UTICA, in Tunis on 29 March 2022.

New parliament's support for Kais Saied highly uncertain

Despite his best efforts, the Tunisian president's declared supporters are very much in the minority in the new Assembly of the Representatives of the People.

Free access Politics 06.04.2023

Hayet Guettat brings culture ministry into line for Kais Saied

Tunisian cultural affairs minister Hayet Guettat is making great efforts to strengthen her control over her ministry and to make sure she is noticed by the Tunisian president. She hopes to get a ministerial post with a bigger budget allocation in future.

Subscribers only Politics 04.04.2023

Washington drags its feet over final phase of Tunisian-Libyan Border Security Project

Launched in 2016 the project is suffering from the increasingly frosty relations between the administration of Joe Biden and President Kais Saied.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 27.03.2023

Tunisian soldiers stand on a sandbank of the anti-jihadi fence, near Ben Guerdane, eastern Tunisia, close to the border with Libya, the 6th of February 2016.

Anne Guéguen expected to head French embassy in Tunis

Anne Guéguen, the French foreign ministry's North Africa and Middle East director, is expected to succeed André Parant as France's ambassador in Tunis.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 24.03.2023

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Tunisia

Water scarcity proves a bonanza for Bonna Sabla

Tunis still in sights of African Court on Human Rights

Macron holds on to North Africa adviser Durel for another year

Compagnie Tunisienne de Forage in search of second wind

Moncef Sassi to keep an eye on foreign affairs for Kais Saied

Consultant Grazem loses corruption appeal against Matera

Tunisian think tank lobbies for alternative EU-Tunisia migration plan

French consulates in Tunisia and Morocco swamped by visa applications

The team helping Meloni maintain good relations with Saied

Top French military college gears up for annual Africa forum

Kamel Feki tries to get his bearings at interior ministry

Former ministers targeted in new anti-terrorism investigation

Tunis' new energy strategy fails to convince foreign investors

Gérald Darmanin aborts Tunis trip

Business France focuses efforts on North African security markets

Jordan enters race for top Union for the Mediterranean seat

SONEDE awards major contracts to boost water supplies

Foreign minister Nabil Ammar sacks head of Europe department

Kais Saied mulls reviving information ministry

Union for the Mediterranean members jostle for top post

Samir Majoul hopes to extend leadership of employers' group

New parliament's support for Kais Saied highly uncertain

Hayet Guettat brings culture ministry into line for Kais Saied

Washington drags its feet over final phase of Tunisian-Libyan Border Security Project

Anne Guéguen expected to head French embassy in Tunis

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Tunisia

Water scarcity proves a bonanza for Bonna Sabla

Tunis still in sights of African Court on Human Rights

Macron holds on to North Africa adviser Durel for another year

Compagnie Tunisienne de Forage in search of second wind

Moncef Sassi to keep an eye on foreign affairs for Kais Saied

Consultant Grazem loses corruption appeal against Matera

Tunisian think tank lobbies for alternative EU-Tunisia migration plan

French consulates in Tunisia and Morocco swamped by visa applications

The team helping Meloni maintain good relations with Saied

Top French military college gears up for annual Africa forum

Kamel Feki tries to get his bearings at interior ministry

Former ministers targeted in new anti-terrorism investigation

Tunis' new energy strategy fails to convince foreign investors

Gérald Darmanin aborts Tunis trip

Business France focuses efforts on North African security markets

Jordan enters race for top Union for the Mediterranean seat

SONEDE awards major contracts to boost water supplies

Foreign minister Nabil Ammar sacks head of Europe department

Kais Saied mulls reviving information ministry

Union for the Mediterranean members jostle for top post

Samir Majoul hopes to extend leadership of employers' group

New parliament's support for Kais Saied highly uncertain

Hayet Guettat brings culture ministry into line for Kais Saied

Washington drags its feet over final phase of Tunisian-Libyan Border Security Project

Anne Guéguen expected to head French embassy in Tunis

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