by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Aug 12, 2022 | Diplomacy, Economic, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: Unions and Government Agree to Talks Over IMF-Driven Reforms Summary: The office of Tunisia’s Prime Minister Najla Bouden has reportedly reached an agreement with the leaders of the powerful UGTT (Tunisian General Labor Union) and UTICA (Tunisian Union of...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Aug 4, 2022 | Legal, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: Additional Questioning of Ghannouchi Keeps Ennahdha in President’s Public Relations Crosshairs Summary: On 3 August 2022, Tunisia’s Islamist party, Ennahdha, announced that another investigation had been opened into the group’s leader, Rached Ghannouchi. The...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jul 27, 2022 | Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: Low Referendum Voter Turnout Highlights Lack of Faith in Government Summary: The 25 July 2022 referendum on President Kais Saied’s proposed constitution took place with relatively little fanfare and relatively few Tunisians participating, with national...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jul 22, 2022 | Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: Tensions Build Toward 25 July Referendum Summary: Numerous global media outlets continue to question Tunisia’s democratic future as the 25 July 2022 referendum on President Kais Saied’s draft constitution approaches. Many western analysts continue to warn...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jul 20, 2022 | Legal, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: Islamist Opposition Leader Questioned Over Financial Links to Terrorism Summary: On 19 July 2022, Rached Ghannouchi, the former speaker of the now dissolved Tunisian Parliament and long-serving leader of Ennahdha, Tunisia’s Islamist movement, was given...
