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Tunisia

Tunisia

Population: 12.34m
GDP: $54.71bn
Debt: 78.6% of GDP (2024)

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Fear and loathing off and on the campaign trail

President Saïed confected an election win that no one takes seriously as he lashes out at civil society

With the most credible opposition figures in detention or boycotting the presidential election on 6 October, Kaïs Saïed’s victory was pre-ordained and pointless at the same time. It...


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Saïed clears the field of challengers

Authorities intimidate  presidential candidates as the election day nears

President Kaïs Saïed has not announced his intention to stand but the field of candidates ahead of presidential elections scheduled for 6 October is quickly thinning out.

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Migrant control moves to North Africa

The government clamps down further on irregular migration amid moves to strike repatriation deals with other countries

President Kaïs Saïed’s government is negotiating a series of repatriation agreements with African countries in an attempt to increase voluntary returns of irregular migrants, Foreign Minister Mounir Ben...

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Premier Meloni woos President Saïed

The authoritarian regime in Tunis is at the heart of Rome's grand plans for its African axis

Migration and energy deals topped the agenda of Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's flying visit to Tunisia – her fourth in a year – on 17 April. Flanked...


No bail-out on offer from Beijing

Foreign Minister Wang Yi has been wooing North Africa but his help doesn't extend to financial rescue packages

For President Kaïs Saïed's beleaguered and cash-strapped government, foreign interest – especially outside the usual suspects in the European Union – is regarded as politically useful even if...


Parliament in chaos over anti-Israel law

The President's inconsistency has dashed his hopes of bolstering his popularity by backing the Palestinian cause

Tunisians of all political stripes have united in their thousands in protest at Israel's retaliatory war against Hamas in Gaza. Demonstrations have continued over much of the last...


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Saïed chooses isolation after returning EU cash

The President has turned down €60m of funding from Europe and is no closer to agreement on a $1.9bn IMF programme

It is increasingly hard to see where Tunisia will source financial support in the coming months after President Kaïs Saïed rejected funding from the European Union. Last week...

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