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Why Kais Saied skipped the Riyadh summit

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Because the fight to contain it has involved the use of public funds, the Covid-19 pandemic has led to an explosion of debt throughout Africa, forcing countries to seek a moratorium from the G20 and bring in consultants to help them negotiate with their sovereign, private sector and institutional creditors. In the West, the growth of African countries' debt has led to fierce competition between private and public sector creditors to obtain repayment of their debts. China is also involved but has shown little inclination so far to reschedule African countries' debts.

Having failed to obtain a separate meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman (MbS), as well as with the Emirati delegation, Kaïs Saïed sent a representative to the Middle East Green Initiative Summit in Riyadh on 25 October. [...] (217 words)

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Ministers squabble over negotiations with the IMF and donors

The resumption of negotiations between Tunisia and the IMF saw the Secretary of State in charge of international cooperation, Aida Hamdi, sidelined in favour of the Minister of Economy, Samir Saied, who has now taken over this project.

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Najla Bouden and Othman Jerandi in Paris with no delegation

The head of the Tunisian government and her foreign minister have been in Paris since 10 November but without the usual cohort of diplomatic advisers. And with good reason: Najla Bouden, who does not have the prerogatives of previous Tunisian prime ministers, is still without a personal team.

Najla Bouden, head of the Tunisian government at the Matignon Hotel in Paris on 11 November.

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Tunis delegates its COP26 climate negotiations to private sector

Foreign jurists and consultants are helping Tunisia to negotiate international mechanisms for carbon offsetting and clean development at the UN climate change conference. The British startup Ecofye is also part of the mix.

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Kais Saied rules supreme but is more isolated than ever

While the head of state may have effectively placed himself at the centre of power on 25 July when he rejected the parliamentary system born from the 2011 revolution, his entourage of advisers and friends at Carthage Palace has since become a hotbed of clan rivalries.

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The reopening of the border between Tunisia and Libya is to be negotiated next week. Tunis has security and health concerns and fears infiltration by jihadists. But it also sees the border issue as a card to play to settle old scores.

Kais Saied (right) and Abdelhamid Dabaiba in Tunis on 9 September 2021.

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Ministers squabble over negotiations with the IMF and donors

Najla Bouden and Othman Jerandi in Paris with no delegation

Tunis delegates its COP26 climate negotiations to private sector

Kais Saied seeks Saudi and UAE financial aid in Riyadh

Kais Saied rules supreme but is more isolated than ever

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