Kais Saied

Tunisia
Internal warfare kicks off at the country's largest trade union

Faced with a growing wave of in-house disagreement, Noureddine Taboubi, Secretary General of the UGTT, is clinging to power.

Tunisia
Ennahdha's financial arm shut down

Launched when the main Islamist movement was in power, Namaa Tunisie is no more. Almost the entire party's staff is now behind bars.

Tunisia
Judges investigate Makram Jelassi, ex-Justice Minister adviser

Longtime confidant of Leïla Jaffel, the magistrate is suspected of setting up an extortion scheme to help prominent figures flee the country.

Tunisia
Minister Mustapha Ferjani's grand plans for public healthcare

Some observers viewed Ferjani's appointment as health minister last August as a reflection of tensions with the president, of whom he had been a trusted ally until then. But his star is now once again on the rise at the Carthage Palace.

Tunisia
Intelligence head General Habib Dhif's retirement put on hold

The National Intelligence, Security and Defence Agency is struggling to find its new boss. One name however is emerging from behind the scenes: Brigadier General Salah Ben Abdessalem.

Tunisia
Tunis cuts ties with IMF

As President Kais Saied believes that the International Monetary Fund is interfering in the country's economic affairs, Tunisia has decided to cut off all contact with the international institution.

Tunisia
Brussels and Tunis negotiate to maintain European aid

The European Commission has been criticised for maintaining aid linked to the migration issue, despite warnings about human rights violations in Tunisia.

Tunisia
Paris offers political asylum to Tunisian opposition leaders

Since the 2021 coup in Tunis, France has seen an influx of Tunisian political leaders seeking refuge, some of whom are facing legal action in their homeland.

Tunisia
French student Victor Dupont released from Tunisian detention

French researcher Victor Dupont has been released by the Tunisian authorities and is due to return to France on 15 November. The 27-year-old PhD student was arrested with a friend on 19 October in Tunis.

Tunisia
UTICA employers' association comes to rescue of Italian businessman Isnardo Carta

Armed with its boss's connections at the presidential palace, UTICA is working to resolve the case of the Italian businessman, who has been facing administrative issues on his industrial estate.

Tunisia
US banks eye Tunisian market

Jean-Michel Saliba, Middle East-North Africa director at Bank of America's investment division, BofA Securities (formerly Bank of America Merrill Lynch), led a delegation of US financiers this month to Tunis.

Palace Intrigues
Alassane Ouattara, Nicolas Sarkozy, Mohammed VI, William Ruto

Intrigues big and small – every Thursday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

Ivory CoastSarkozy pays weekend visit to Ouattara

MoroccoMohammed VI keeps ambassadors on tenterhooks

KenyaFirst lady turns deaf ear to second lady's appeals

Tunisia
Saied seeks to neutralise Ennahdha without alienating his base

For his second term, the Tunisian president, who won the 2019 election in part on the strength of Islamist party votes, wants to disassemble the movement's apparatus while appealing to its supporters.

Tunisia
Broadcasters banned from covering probe into justice ministry

Tunisia's broadcasting regulator has imposed a gag order on radio and television stations over an investigation into former senior officials in Leila Jaffel's ministry.