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Tunisia

Tunis falling behind on renewable energy plans

Several renewable energy power generation projects in Tunisia are running late and a company that won several tenders has decided to scale back its investments.

Subscribers only Energy 24.04.2024

PM treads fine line between Saied and IMF

Tunisian Prime Minister Ahmed Hachani, 17 November 2023, in Tunis. © Mohamed Messara/EPA/MaxPPP

Subscribers only Finance 17.04.2024

Attijari Bank forced to help OCT fund food staple imports

Tunisia's trade bureau is deeply in debt and has obliged Attijari Bank to help fund food staple imports.

Subscribers only Finance 16.04.2024

Washington's delicate balancing act with Kais Saied

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Brussels, Belgium on 5 April 2024. © Johanna Geron/Pool/AFP

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 15.04.2024

Australian miner Himilco Resources secures new minerals permit

The mining firm has obtained a second permit, thus expanding its presence in the country.

Subscribers only Mining 11.04.2024

National sanitation office revives bid to conquer international markets

The international branch of the state sanitation body Office National de l'Assainissement, which was set up in 2010 with Franco-Tunisian businessman Mohamed Ayachi Ajroudi, has struggled to get off the ground but is launching a fresh attempt at international expansion.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 08.04.2024

Saied's trip to Nouakchott postponed indefinitely

Tense regional geopolitics have led Kais Saied to indefinitely postpone his official visit to Mauritania.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 05.04.2024

Tunis hatches unlikely plan to fill state coffers

Tunisia’s finance ministry is preparing a bill that would give the state rapid access to fresh money. Various attempts made so far have not produced results deemed satisfactory. But the new bill also looks likely to fail.

Subscribers only Finance 04.04.2024

Spotlight
The state extends its grip on the judiciary

Dismissals, demotions, early retirement… Tunisia's judiciary is in turmoil, and behind the scenes some are criticising the justice minister's heavy-handedness.

Subscribers only Politics 03.04.2024

Dean of lawyers Hatem Al-Mazyou at a protest in rejection of the new finance law at the Palais de Justice, Tunis, 5 January 2023.

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

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

Tunisian interior minister Kamel Feki in Tunis, on 26 July 2023.

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

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DRC
The Tshisekedi clan's dangerous ties with cobalt looting "cartels"

Gabon
Gunvor secrets (2/2): the hidden clauses of the Assala Energy buyout

Tunisia

Tunis falling behind on renewable energy plans

PM treads fine line between Saied and IMF

Attijari Bank forced to help OCT fund food staple imports

Washington's delicate balancing act with Kais Saied

Australian miner Himilco Resources secures new minerals permit

National sanitation office revives bid to conquer international markets

Saied's trip to Nouakchott postponed indefinitely

Tunis hatches unlikely plan to fill state coffers

Spotlight
The state extends its grip on the judiciary

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

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DRC The Tshisekedi clan's dangerous ties with cobalt looting "cartels"

Gabon Gunvor secrets (2/2): the hidden clauses of the Assala Energy buyout

Simandou, Nimba and Zogota: the long and difficult road to the start of iron ore production

Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare

The Renaissance Dam – a national symbol but a regional quandary

Andry Rajoelina

African Development Bank

Paul Biya

Erik Prince

AFRICOM

Tunisia

Tunis falling behind on renewable energy plans

PM treads fine line between Saied and IMF

Attijari Bank forced to help OCT fund food staple imports

Washington's delicate balancing act with Kais Saied

Australian miner Himilco Resources secures new minerals permit

National sanitation office revives bid to conquer international markets

Saied's trip to Nouakchott postponed indefinitely

Tunis hatches unlikely plan to fill state coffers

Spotlight The state extends its grip on the judiciary

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

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DRC
The Tshisekedi clan's dangerous ties with cobalt looting "cartels"

Gabon
Gunvor secrets (2/2): the hidden clauses of the Assala Energy buyout

Spotlight
The state extends its grip on the judiciary