Africa Tunisia The country is aspiring to create its own space agency, indicating at a recent meeting that a project is already under consideration by specialized engineers and emphasising that the country has all the technical and scientific qualities
Africa 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
Africa Tunisia 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
Africa Tunisia 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'
Africa Tunisia 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%