by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Sep 29, 2022 | Legal, Political, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Police Unions Protest Detention of Colleagues in Sfax Demonstration Summary: On 28 September, several hundred Tunisian police officers organized a demonstration in the city of Sfax to protest the detention of eight of their colleagues. The demonstration,...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Sep 26, 2022 | Economic, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: Protests in Tunis Suburbs Signal Growing Frustration with Food Shortages Summary: On 25 September 2022, several hundred protestors gathered in the Douar Hicher neighborhood, a working class area on the western side of the capital city of Tunis. The protests...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Sep 10, 2022 | Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: Coalition of President Saied’s Opponents Announce Boycott of December Parliamentary Elections Summary: As of early-September a coalition of political parties and political leaders opposed to President Kais Saied’s political reforms had announced plans to...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Sep 2, 2022 | Diplomacy, Tunisia
Tunisia: Saied Leans toward Algeria as Controversial Western Sahara Leader Attends Conference Summary: In late-August 2022, Tunisian President Kais Saied invited Brahim Ghali – the head of Polisario Front, a Western Sahara-based group claiming independence from...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Aug 30, 2022 | Diplomacy, Economic, Tunisia
Tunisia: Japan’s African Development Forum Overshadowed by Local and Regional Rows Summary: In late-August 2022, Tunisia hosted the 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), Japan’s Africa-wide development forum held intermittently since...
