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Tunisia
Washington poised to supply surveillance balloons to the National Guard

After putting off its decision for two years, the US Justice Department is about to supply tethered surveillance balloons to Tunisia's national guard. TCOM, Raytheon and a consortium composed of Novetta and Drone Aviation Corp are taking a keen interest in the deal.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 13.09.2021

A 28M surveillance balloon manufactured by TCOM.

Tunisia
Armed drone contract survives Ankara-Tunis tension

A first batch of Turkish Anka-S drones is expected to be delivered next week to Tunis. The delivery will take place despite the fact Turkey was one of the few countries to have explicitly condemned President Kaïs Saïed's "constitutional" coup.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 10.09.2021

Tunisia
Troubled in Tunis, Ennahda revives its London base

The Islamic democratic party has been trying to distance itself from a lobbying contract signed in London with US giant BCW that has led to a judicial inquiry in Tunisia. Yet all signs seem to indicate the party was directly involved.

Subscribers only Politics 08.09.2021

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.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 07.09.2021

Tunisia
Tunis grounds plan to buy second-hand Kuwaiti F-18s

Tunisian air force chief Mohamed Hajjem, who urgently needs to replace his fighter jets, has finally ditched plans to purchase the F-18s that Kuwait is preparing to withdraw from service.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 06.09.2021

Tunisia
Saïed's security chief tools up ahead of Francophone summit in Djerba

Khaled Yahyaoui is procuring security equipment for November's meeting of the organisation of French-speaking nations, which several heads of state are due to attend.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 02.09.2021

North Africa
Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria give Josep Borrell fresh headaches

EU foreign ministers will hold an informal meeting on the situation in the Maghreb on 3 September in Slovenia.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 01.09.2021

The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell.

Tunisia
Tunis goes quiet as IMF aims to resume talks

The Bretton Woods lender hopes to begin talks over a new loan next month, but the Tunisian government has held no preparatory meetings and continues to take on new debt from commercial banks.

Subscribers only Business 31.08.2021

Tunisia
A rattled Ghannouchi seeks way forward with Kais Saied

The head of the Islamist Ennahda party has instructed MP Mohamed Goumani, who is close to the president's brother Naoufel Saied, to reopen negotiation channels with the head of state.

Subscribers only Politics 27.08.2021

Tunisia
Even in the absence of a government, GIZ launches a public service reform programme

In early August, German development agency GIZ issued a tender call for a 20-month reform of the Tunisian public services.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 25.08.2021

Tunisia
Saied's power grab casts doubt on Turkish drone delivery

Everything was all set for Turkish Aerospace Industries to deliver six Anka-S combat drones to the Tunisian army when President Kais Saied seized executive control, ostensibly to undermine Ennahda, the Islamist party long supported by Turkey.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 18.08.2021

North Africa
Despite EU's billions, North Africa cooperation declines

North Africa continues to drift away from the European Union, with cooperation on both sides of the Mediterranean made difficult by political resets and other hurdles to free trade and key issues.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.08.2021

Tunisia
Saied plays army spies and 'ill-gotten gains' as trump cards

First he suspended parliament and sacked the prime minister. Now the president plans to turn up the heat on his political enemies by co-opting military intelligence agents in a renewed bid to recover embezzled billions.

Subscribers only Politics 29.07.2021

Tunisian President Kais Saied addresses the nation, 25 July 2021.

Tunisia
Tribulations of Francophonie summit drag on

President Kais Saied is at loggerheads with Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi over possibly again postponing the 50th anniversary summit of the French-speaking nations club. Tunisia is far from ready to host the event even if it does decide to hold it as planned in November.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 24.06.2021

Tunisia
Negotiations with IMF for $4bn loan still at an impasse

Neither President Kaïs Saïed nor the government of Hichem Mechichi have so far managed to come up with a reform plan which meets the conditions imposed by the IMF for granting a $4bn loan. In any case, the loan would barely enable Tunisia to cover its upcoming payment deadlines.

Subscribers only Politics 22.06.2021

Tunisia
DLA Piper bags contract to lead hunt for Ben Ali assets

Tunisia's cash-strapped government has tasked DLA Piper law firm with the global coordination of procedures to recover the ill-gotten assets of ousted president Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali's family.

Subscribers only Politics 25.05.2021

Tunisia
Sall, Ouattara, and Tshisekedi confirm OIF summit attendance

Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed left his 18 May meeting in Paris with confirmation from three heads of state they would attend the summit of the francophone organisation OIF in Djerba in November.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 24.05.2021

Central Africa
CEMAC leaders brood over exclusion from Paris summit

Denis Sassou NGuesso, much to the irritation of his fellow Central African heads of state, was the only one among them who managed to get himself invited to the Paris summit on the financing of African economies.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 20.05.2021

Tunisia
Saïed in Paris for frank talks about debt, OIF summit with Macron

The French president has put pressure on his Tunisian counterpart by inviting him to Paris on Tuesday, on the sidelines of the summit on African economies. This trip was decided at the last moment because of concerns about Tunisia's financial situation.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.05.2021

Kaïs Saïed and Emmanuel Macron during a meeting at the Elysée in June 2020.

Tunisia
No solution for budget crisis as Mechichi is cold-shouldered by IMF and Ghannouchi by Doha

Having failed to present a structural reform plan to the International Monetary Fund, Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi is unlikely to get any new budgetary aid in the short term. Parliamentary speaker Rached Ghannouchi, meanwhile, has been unable to obtain support from his allies in Qatar.

Subscribers only Politics 14.05.2021

Nigeria
The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

Cameroon, Central African Republic
Between business and politics, the secrets of Antoine Ndzengue's rise

Kais Saied

Tunisia
Washington poised to supply surveillance balloons to the National Guard

Tunisia
Armed drone contract survives Ankara-Tunis tension

Tunisia
Troubled in Tunis, Ennahda revives its London base

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

Tunisia
Tunis grounds plan to buy second-hand Kuwaiti F-18s

Tunisia
Saïed's security chief tools up ahead of Francophone summit in Djerba

North Africa
Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria give Josep Borrell fresh headaches

Tunisia
Tunis goes quiet as IMF aims to resume talks

Tunisia
A rattled Ghannouchi seeks way forward with Kais Saied

Tunisia
Even in the absence of a government, GIZ launches a public service reform programme

Tunisia
Saied's power grab casts doubt on Turkish drone delivery

North Africa
Despite EU's billions, North Africa cooperation declines

Tunisia
Saied plays army spies and 'ill-gotten gains' as trump cards

Tunisia
Tribulations of Francophonie summit drag on

Tunisia
Negotiations with IMF for $4bn loan still at an impasse

Tunisia
DLA Piper bags contract to lead hunt for Ben Ali assets

Tunisia
Sall, Ouattara, and Tshisekedi confirm OIF summit attendance

Central Africa
CEMAC leaders brood over exclusion from Paris summit

Tunisia
Saïed in Paris for frank talks about debt, OIF summit with Macron

Tunisia
No solution for budget crisis as Mechichi is cold-shouldered by IMF and Ghannouchi by Doha

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Tunisia Washington poised to supply surveillance balloons to the National Guard

Tunisia Armed drone contract survives Ankara-Tunis tension

Tunisia Troubled in Tunis, Ennahda revives its London base

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

Tunisia Tunis grounds plan to buy second-hand Kuwaiti F-18s

Tunisia Saïed's security chief tools up ahead of Francophone summit in Djerba

North Africa Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria give Josep Borrell fresh headaches

Tunisia Tunis goes quiet as IMF aims to resume talks

Tunisia A rattled Ghannouchi seeks way forward with Kais Saied

Tunisia Even in the absence of a government, GIZ launches a public service reform programme

Tunisia Saied's power grab casts doubt on Turkish drone delivery

North Africa Despite EU's billions, North Africa cooperation declines

Tunisia Saied plays army spies and 'ill-gotten gains' as trump cards

Tunisia Tribulations of Francophonie summit drag on

Tunisia Negotiations with IMF for $4bn loan still at an impasse

Tunisia DLA Piper bags contract to lead hunt for Ben Ali assets

Tunisia Sall, Ouattara, and Tshisekedi confirm OIF summit attendance

Central Africa CEMAC leaders brood over exclusion from Paris summit

Tunisia Saïed in Paris for frank talks about debt, OIF summit with Macron

Tunisia No solution for budget crisis as Mechichi is cold-shouldered by IMF and Ghannouchi by Doha

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Nigeria
The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

Cameroon, Central African Republic
Between business and politics, the secrets of Antoine Ndzengue's rise

Tunisia
Washington poised to supply surveillance balloons to the National Guard

Tunisia
Armed drone contract survives Ankara-Tunis tension

Tunisia
Troubled in Tunis, Ennahda revives its London base

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

Tunisia
Tunis grounds plan to buy second-hand Kuwaiti F-18s

Tunisia
Saïed's security chief tools up ahead of Francophone summit in Djerba

North Africa
Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria give Josep Borrell fresh headaches

Tunisia
Tunis goes quiet as IMF aims to resume talks

Tunisia
A rattled Ghannouchi seeks way forward with Kais Saied

Tunisia
Even in the absence of a government, GIZ launches a public service reform programme

Tunisia
Saied's power grab casts doubt on Turkish drone delivery

North Africa
Despite EU's billions, North Africa cooperation declines

Tunisia
Saied plays army spies and 'ill-gotten gains' as trump cards

Tunisia
Tribulations of Francophonie summit drag on

Tunisia
Negotiations with IMF for $4bn loan still at an impasse

Tunisia
DLA Piper bags contract to lead hunt for Ben Ali assets

Tunisia
Sall, Ouattara, and Tshisekedi confirm OIF summit attendance

Central Africa
CEMAC leaders brood over exclusion from Paris summit

Tunisia
Saïed in Paris for frank talks about debt, OIF summit with Macron

Tunisia
No solution for budget crisis as Mechichi is cold-shouldered by IMF and Ghannouchi by Doha