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Tunisia
Ben Ali 'ill-gotten gains' yet another thorn in Jerandi's side

No end to the stormy weather in sight for Foreign Affairs Minister Othman Jerandi. After a stream of diplomatic turmoil and the cancellation of the francophone summit, a new dark cloud looms over lack of results in the matter of the Ben Ali clan's ill-gotten gains. [...]

Published on 13.12.2021 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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