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Tunisia
Promotions galore for diplomats close to Saied

Tunisian foreign minister Othman Jerandi, who escaped unscathed from President Kais Saied's 25 July power grab, included several diplomats who have worked closely with the head of state on his 4 September list of promotions. [...]

Published on 21/09/2021 at 06:00 GMT

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Kais Saied
Moez Sinaoui
Mustapha Nebli
Nadia Akacha
Naoufel Hdia
Othman Jerandi
Tarek Bettaieb
Tarek Hannachi
Walid Hajjem

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Ben Ali 'ill-gotten gains' yet another thorn in Jerandi's side

No end to the stormy weather in sight for Foreign Affairs Minister Othman Jerandi. After a stream of diplomatic turmoil and the cancellation of the francophone summit, a new dark cloud looms over lack of results in the matter of the Ben Ali clan's ill-gotten gains.

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Kais Saied's diplomatic adviser, Walid Hajjem, losing influence

Following the departure of two diplomatic advisers from the presidential cabinet, Walid Hajjem, previously a familiar presence at meetings, is making fewer appearances.

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Tunisia
Saied's supporters get organised

Tunisians openly in favour of the president's July power grab are starting to form associations. They got together this week to discuss the country's political future.

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Tunisia
Mustapha Nebli in place to improve relations between EU and Carthage

Faced with the extension of the state of emergency ordered by Kaïs Saïed, the European Union is intensifying its meetings. In Carthage, newly promoted diplomatic adviser Mustapha Nebli has been given the job of providing reassurance.

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Tunisia
Pressured by Macron, Saïed reluctantly cranks up OIF summit preparations

The Tunisian head of state has only seven months left to organise the 50th anniversary of the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie, an event that has been far from a prime concern of his. Ongoing health restrictions and the choice to hold it on the ill-equipped Djerba Island are not making things easier.

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Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in Paris in June 2020.

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Kais Saied's lonely battle to recover Ben Ali clan's ill-gotten gains

With the legal deadlines to recover the hundreds of millions of euros misappropriated by the clan of the ex-president about to expire, President Kais Saied is being hindered by government departments and the speaker of parliament, the Islamist Rached Ghannouchi.

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Tunisia
Saïed and Mechichi bicker over relations with Paris

President Kaïs Saïed and his chief of staff Nadia Akacha are fuming after Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi's official visit to France on 14 December.

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Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi's visit to Paris to meet his French counterpart Jean Castex on 14 December.

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Kais Saied
Moez Sinaoui
Mustapha Nebli
Nadia Akacha
Naoufel Hdia
Othman Jerandi
Tarek Bettaieb
Tarek Hannachi
Walid Hajjem

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Mali, Senegal, Togo
The secrets of Demex, the trader selling Russian oil in West Africa

Tunisia
Promotions galore for diplomats close to Saied

Tunisia
Ben Ali 'ill-gotten gains' yet another thorn in Jerandi's side

Tunisia
Kais Saied's diplomatic adviser, Walid Hajjem, losing influence

Tunisia
Saied's supporters get organised

Tunisia
Mustapha Nebli in place to improve relations between EU and Carthage

Tunisia
Pressured by Macron, Saïed reluctantly cranks up OIF summit preparations

Tunisia
Kais Saied's lonely battle to recover Ben Ali clan's ill-gotten gains

Tunisia
Saïed and Mechichi bicker over relations with Paris