Tag: Tunisia
The European Commissioner for the Economy visits Tunisia in the face of the economic and migration crises
In Tunisia, pressure is mounting for the country to come to an agreement with the International Monetary Fund. The European Union fears a collapse of the Tunisian economy in the…
Dozens of migrants drowned off Tunisia in new shipwrecks
The Tunisian Coast Guard announced on Sunday March 26 that at least 29 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa died of drowning in three different shipwrecks off the coast of Tunisia. It…
preparations for the month of Ramadan under high economic tension
The start of Ramadan is approaching: scheduled for March 22 or 23, it may be a bit difficult for many households this year economically due to generalized inflation. In Tunisia,…
arrests of sub-Saharan migrants down, but requests for help up
Nearly a month after the president’s controversial remarks, the situation has calmed down relatively for the sub-Saharan migrants still present in the country. In a speech, Kaïs Saïed, had denounced…
Burkina Faso brings home citizens from Tunisia
Published: Less than 30 min ago full screen Tunisian President Kais Saied. Archive image. Photo: Johanna Geron/AP/TT 64 Burkinabe nationals arrived in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso on Wednesday. They traveled from…
A resolution tabled in the European Parliament on the situation in Tunisia
In Tunisia, arrests against politicians continue. More than twenty people have been arrested since February for still unclear reasons, including the charge of “ conspiracy against state security “. This…
The Tunisian Parliament reopens, under the tutelary shadow of President Saïed
The day marks the reopening of Parliament, two years after its closure by President Kaïs Saïed’s coup and its dissolution in March 2022. With our correspondent in Tunis, Lilia Blaise…
resilience, an essential virtue for sub-Saharan migrant women
The Tunisian government is trying to calm the tone after President Kaïs Saïed’s remarks on sub-Saharan migrants. Strong measures have been announced in favor of sub-Saharan students. But for the…
“There is an obvious security drift in Tunisia”
The Yennenga Gold Stallion, Fespaco’s supreme award, was awarded on Saturday 4 March to young Tunisian director Youssef Chebbi for his film Ashkal. A work appreciated by the jury of…
Tunisia: behind the racist drift of Saïed, the shadow of Giorgia Meloni
Promised, sworn, Giorgia Meloni had changed, she said. This October 25, 2022, the President of the Italian Council, at the head of the far-right Fratelli d’Italia party, speaks before Parliament…