DISPATCHES Vol 65 No 4 | TUNISIA Saïed demands central bank loans to plug deficit 6th February 2024 Risking hyper-inflation and a run on the dinar, the President is pushing for a bigger state overdraft President Kaïs Saïed is piling on the pressure for Tunisia's central bank to become the latest African bank to provide billions of dollars in direct budget finance, a mov... READ FOR FREE
Vol 65 No 3 | TUNISIACHINA No bail-out on offer from Beijing 31st January 2024 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 regar...
Vol 64 No 25 | TUNISIA Parliament in chaos over anti-Israel law 4th December 2023 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 ...
DISPATCHES Vol 64 No 21 | TUNISIA Saïed chooses isolation after returning EU cash 17th October 2023 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 ... READ FOR FREE
DISPATCHES Vol 64 No 21 | TUNISIAEUROPEAN UNION Erratic Saïed jeopardises cash for migrants deal with Brussels 11th October 2023 European officials bristle after autocratic leader dismisses their offer as 'derisory' The future of the €785 million (US$828m) 'cash for migrant control' deal between Tunisia and the European Union is in question after President Kaïs Saïed dismissed a... READ FOR FREE
Vol 64 No 19 | TUNISIA Heart of the migration storm 21st September 2023 Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni continues to exert diplomatic pressure on Tunisia and Libya as the Italian island of Lampedusa continues to receive unprecedented numbers of m...
DISPATCHES Vol 64 No 18 | TUNISIA African Union court demands legal access for political detainees 5th September 2023 President Saïed's regime has 15 days to respond to the ruling on politicians jailed in crackdown on opposition The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights has ordered the Tunisian government to allow jailed opposition politicians and activists access to their lawyers, giving President Ka... READ FOR FREE
Vol 64 No 17 | TUNISIA Saïed's new crank 24th August 2023 President Kais Saïed's decision to replace Najla Bouden, hailed two years earlier ago as the Arab World's first female prime minister, with 66-year-old Ahmed Hachani, a politi...
Vol 64 No 16 | TUNISIAEUROPEAN UNION Bang to rights 3rd August 2023 Confusion abounds about the legal basis for the 'cash for migrant control' agreement between the European Commission and President Kaïs Saïed .
Vol 64 No 15 | TUNISIA Saïed wins €1 billion windfall in EU migration deal 18th July 2023 EU officials signed a €1bn pact with Tunis, establishing a new model for outsourcing migration control to the region's authoritarian regimes The European Union signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Tunis on 16 July, promising around €1 billion to the beleaguered economy while handing a de facto political lifeli...
