by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jun 4, 2023 | Diplomacy, Economic, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Despite Diplomatic Spat, France Committed to Tunisia’s Stability Summary: On 30 May 2023, Tunisian Foreign Minister Nabil Ammar met with his French counterpart Catherin Colonna in Paris as the two countries continue to work toward a resolution to Tunisia’s...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jun 4, 2023 | Diplomacy, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: African Lion Military Exercise Continues Amidst Battle for Influence Summary: The US-led African Lion military exercise is being held from mid-May to mid-June in multiple countries across Africa, including Morocco and Tunisia. The exercise comes amidst...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | May 27, 2023 | Diplomacy, Political, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: World Power Index Ranks North African Countries Summary: A recent report on North Africa from the World Power Index (WPI) identified Tunisia, along with Morocco, Algeria, and Libya as “middle peripheral powers” on a scale that measures “the accumulation of...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | May 25, 2023 | Diplomacy, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Smuggler, Terrorist Arrests Highlight Expanded Intelligence Operations Summary: On 25 May 2023, the National Guard announced the arrest of a notorious irregular migrant smuggler who operated out of Sfax, accumulating 24 arrest warrants and prior sentences...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | May 10, 2023 | Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Premeditated Attack on Djerba Synagogue Kills Six, Including Assailant Summary: On the evening of 9 May, 2023, a member of Tunisia’s National Guard stationed on Djerba island killed three other police officers and two civilians in a shooting spree that...
by Dispatch Content | May 1, 2023 | Political, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Ghannouchi’s Detention Continues, Quieting Opposition Voicess Summary: The detention of Ennahdha Party leader Rached Ghannouchi has continued, stretching to two weeks since his initial arrest at his home in Tunis. The charges against Ghannouchi reportedly...