Your account has been succesfully created.

EN FR

The Morning Brief
Log in

Password

Keep me logged in

Forgot your password?
Subscribe

Tunisia
Kaïs Saïed's unlikely choice of PM

Elyes Fakhfakh, who was charged by Kaïs Saïed on January 20 with forming a new government, will have to fight [...]

Published on 23/01/2020 at 04:30 GMT

This article may be accessed by subscribers

In order to ensure high-quality and independent journalism, Africa Intelligence relies solely on subscriptions from its readers, with no advertising, no events and no consulting work.

Several offers are available depending on your particular reading needs

Consult our offers

Do you want a free trial before subscribing?

Create your free account

Discover our work by making use of the following possibilities: daily newsletters, a selection of free articles, keyword alerts.

Do you want a free trial before subscribing?

create a free account

Politics

Set up email notifications for these topics

Assembly of the Representatives of the People
Elyes Fakhfakh
Ennahda
Ettakatol
Fadhel Abdelkefi
Kais Saied
Naoufel Saied
Qalb Tounes
Rached Ghannouchi
Tahya Tounes
Youssef Chahed

Tunisia
Waste disposal becomes political battlefield

Allegations that Elyès Fakhfakh was guilty of concealing a conflict of interest in the award of major waste tip management contracts have come at just the right time for the Ennahda party...as well as for the Ben Ayed brothers, who have close links with the Islamist party and whose Al Badr group is also in waste management.

Subscribers only Business 06.07.2020

Prime Minister of Tunisia Elyes Fakhfakh.

Tunisia
Fakhfakh has Ghannouchi groggy

Rached Ghannouchi could become the first political victim of the Covid-19 epidemic in Tunisia. The Ennahda party leader, who is [...]

Subscribers only Politics 02.04.2020

Tunisia
Martial Saïed faces Covid-19 alone

Kaïs Saïed has gone into martial mode in the face of the new coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19). He introduced a curfew [...]

Subscribers only Politics 26.03.2020

Tunisia
Fakhfakh struggles to find a path

Having been chosen by Kaïs Saïed to form a new government, Elyès Fakhfakh is trying hard to comply with the [...]

Subscribers only Politics 06.02.2020

Tunisia
Elyès Fakhfakh: Rached Ghannouchi's last stand

Ennahda's threat not to vote its confidence in the government of Elyès Fakhfakh is the result of a battle of [...]

Subscribers only Politics 30.01.2020

Tunisia
Zied Laâdhari sees himself as prime minister with Chahed's help

Former investment and international cooperation minister Zied Laâdhari hopes to [...]

Subscribers only Politics 16.01.2020

Spotlight | Tunisia
Turkey's TAI is sole contender for armed drones contract

The Tunisian military, which is in the front line against Jihadist groups and cross-border raids from Libya, may soon be able to add Turkish-built armed drones to its arsenal.According to Mahgreb Confidential's information, Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has begun exclusive [.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 19.12.2019

Tunisia
Youssef Chahed to be Kaïs Saïed's foreign minister?

The entente cordiale between prime minister Youssef Chahed and President Kaïs Saïed could be extended… onto the diplomatic stage. According [...]

Subscribers only Politics 14.11.2019

Spotlight | Tunisia
Gannouchi looks for a pro-Karoui prime minister

After having been disoriented by Kaïs Saïed's overwhelming victory in the presidential elections, Rached Ghannouchi has already set about negotiating the formation of the next government. And to keep the new president at arm's length, he is looking for support [.

Subscribers only Politics 17.10.2019

Spotlight | Tunisia
Extension likely for Chahed-Ennahda alliance

The results of the October 6 parliamentary elections give prime minister Youssef Chahed a good chance of being able to extend his term at the Kasbah for several months… as well as to prolong his alliance with Ennahda.

Subscribers only Politics 10.10.2019

Tunisia's prime minister Youssef Chahed.

Spotlight | Tunisia
Kais Saied bedded in LTCP's Islamo-revolutionary matrix

Kais Saied, who topped the polls in the first round of voting in the presidential elections on September 15, benefited from discreet but decisive support from the Ligue de Tunisie pour la Culture et la Pluralite (LTCP).

Subscribers only Politics 26.09.2019

Presidential candidate Kais Saied and his brother Naoufel Saied, Tunisia.

Set up email notifications for these topics

Assembly of the Representatives of the People
Elyes Fakhfakh
Ennahda
Ettakatol
Fadhel Abdelkefi
Kais Saied
Naoufel Saied
Qalb Tounes
Rached Ghannouchi
Tahya Tounes
Youssef Chahed

Once registered, you will be notified by a short message on your computer or mobile phone as soon as a new edition of our publication or an alert is published. Stay informed anytime, anywhere!

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Tunisia
Kaïs Saïed's unlikely choice of PM

This article may be accessed by subscribers

Do you want a free trial before subscribing?

Create your free account

create a free account

Set up email notifications for these topics

Tunisia
Waste disposal becomes political battlefield

Tunisia
Fakhfakh has Ghannouchi groggy

Tunisia
Martial Saïed faces Covid-19 alone

Tunisia
Fakhfakh struggles to find a path

Tunisia
Elyès Fakhfakh: Rached Ghannouchi's last stand

Tunisia
Zied Laâdhari sees himself as prime minister with Chahed's help

Spotlight | Tunisia
Turkey's TAI is sole contender for armed drones contract

Tunisia
Youssef Chahed to be Kaïs Saïed's foreign minister?

Spotlight | Tunisia
Gannouchi looks for a pro-Karoui prime minister

Spotlight | Tunisia
Extension likely for Chahed-Ennahda alliance

Spotlight | Tunisia
Kais Saied bedded in LTCP's Islamo-revolutionary matrix

Set up email notifications for these topics

About Africa Intelligence

Subscription

Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

About Africa Intelligence

Subscription

Indigo Publications' websites

Senegal Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Africa in the Russia-Ukraine war

East Africa's hotly contested coffee sector

The generals waging war from Khartoum to Darfur

Tunisia Kaïs Saïed's unlikely choice of PM

This article may be accessed by subscribers

Do you want a free trial before subscribing?

Create your free account

create a free account

Set up email notifications for these topics

Tunisia Waste disposal becomes political battlefield

Tunisia Fakhfakh has Ghannouchi groggy

Tunisia Martial Saïed faces Covid-19 alone

Tunisia Fakhfakh struggles to find a path

Tunisia Elyès Fakhfakh: Rached Ghannouchi's last stand

Tunisia Zied Laâdhari sees himself as prime minister with Chahed's help

Spotlight | Tunisia Turkey's TAI is sole contender for armed drones contract

Tunisia Youssef Chahed to be Kaïs Saïed's foreign minister?

Spotlight | Tunisia Gannouchi looks for a pro-Karoui prime minister

Spotlight | Tunisia Extension likely for Chahed-Ennahda alliance

Spotlight | Tunisia Kais Saied bedded in LTCP's Islamo-revolutionary matrix

Set up email notifications for these topics

About Africa Intelligence

Subscription

Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Tunisia
Kaïs Saïed's unlikely choice of PM

Tunisia
Waste disposal becomes political battlefield

Tunisia
Fakhfakh has Ghannouchi groggy

Tunisia
Martial Saïed faces Covid-19 alone

Tunisia
Fakhfakh struggles to find a path

Tunisia
Elyès Fakhfakh: Rached Ghannouchi's last stand

Tunisia
Zied Laâdhari sees himself as prime minister with Chahed's help

Spotlight | Tunisia
Turkey's TAI is sole contender for armed drones contract

Tunisia
Youssef Chahed to be Kaïs Saïed's foreign minister?

Spotlight | Tunisia
Gannouchi looks for a pro-Karoui prime minister

Spotlight | Tunisia
Extension likely for Chahed-Ennahda alliance

Spotlight | Tunisia
Kais Saied bedded in LTCP's Islamo-revolutionary matrix