Tunisia 

In an election criticised by rights groups, Tunisia’s President Kais Saied has won a second term with over 90% of the votes; only 29% of the nine million registered voters took part in Sunday 6 ballot election, where just two opponents were allowed to run

A majority of Tunisian MPs approved a law transferring electoral supervision powers from the independent administrative court to the country's general courts of appeal

Publication of the 3140th issue of the monthly magazine Jeune Afrique, September 2024, wasn't authorised in Tunisia: reason being related to the fact that the cover is dedicated to an article on President Saied entitled 'L'hyper-président'

A few weeks before the presidential elections, socio-economic indicators are improving: GDP is improving at 1%, according to the National Institute of Statistics, and the unemployment rate is dropping to 16%

The traditional demonstration on 13 August to celebrate Tunisia's National Women's Day turned into a show of anger and discontent at the ongoing violations of women's rights and restrictions on freedoms

In the south and east of the country, where the blue crab has been proliferating since 2014, fishermen are looking to take advantage of it, after several foreign companies embarked on the export of the crustacean, although its market price isn't that high

According to Central Bank of Tunis, as of 6 August, notes and coins in circulation exceeded the 22,5 billion dinar threshold for the first time, an amount increased by 2 billion dinars compared to the level reached on the same date last year

An increasing number of students referred to the pilot middle and high schools, within the limits of their planned reception capacity, announced the Tunisian Ministry of Education

The secretary general of the Islamist party Ennahda and two party members were arrested, adding to the long list of party activists imprisoned and tried in various cases ranging from money laundering to criminal conspiracy

Tunisia's Independent High Electoral Authority has announced the timetable for the upcoming presidential elections, set for 6 October

European tourists will no longer be able to enter only with an identity card ss of 1 January 2025, and passports will be compulsory for all regardless of the type of trip; tourism professionals fear that this could be a brake for customers

Four Tunisian women are in the finals of the European Patent Office's Young Inventor Award 2024 who developed an intelligent wheelchair control system Moovobrain

UNOPS is working with the Tunisian government and the World Bank to help purchase new state-of-the-art medical technology to improve the delivery of clinical, surgical and emergency health services throughout the country