Youssef Chahed

Tunisia
Paris offers political asylum to Tunisian opposition leaders

Since the 2021 coup in Tunis, France has seen an influx of Tunisian political leaders seeking refuge, some of whom are facing legal action in their homeland.

Tunisia
Former minister Mohsen Hassen branches out into Tunisian hotel sector

Tunisia's former trade minister has expanded his already impressive business empire by venturing into the hospitality industry with a four-star hotel in the heart of Tunis.

Tunisia
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.

Tunisia
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.

The New Guard
South Africa, Nigeria, Zimbabwe and Tunisia

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence reveals the next generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

South Africa Geordin Hill-Lewis, mayor and rising opposition social-media star

Nigeria Dozy Mmobuosi, leading tech titan

Zimbabwe Simbarashe Gwenzi, youth ambassador from Harare to Addis

Tunisia Sayida Ounissi, former Ennahda MP and thorn in Saied's side

Tunisia
Pécresse's Tunisian campaign to involve ex-comms specialist of former President Marzouki

The Les Républicains (LR) party's French presidential election candidate, Valérie Pécresse, has hired a PR agency, Compol Prod, to conduct her campaign in Tunisia and share her policies with the 500,000 or so dual-nationals and 30,000 French people living in the country.

Tunisia
After securing 500 MW solar plans, Tunis is ready for 1200 MW more

After two years of talks, Scatec, Engie and the consortium TBEA-AMEA Power are at last on track to start construction of five solar farms totalling 500 MW, on top of which Mechichi's government wants to already add a further 1200 MW in solar and wind power.

Tunisia
Sun finally shines on Engie-Nareva, Scatec and TBEA-AMEA

Tunisia's parliament is expected to soon approve the concession contracts for the construction of five photovoltaic power stations in the south-west of the country worth an estimated $400m. The financial package for the project, which has already got the government green light, has yet to be finalised with international donors.

Tunisia
Ennahda's Abdallah Khalfaoui threatens to upstage Ghannouchi on Turkish relations

The former member of Ennahda's political bureau, Abdallah Khalfaoui, is emerging still further from the shadow of the party leader, Rached Ghannouchi, and is now competing with him on the terrain of relations with Turkey, a longstanding ally of the Islamist party.