Tunisia

  • Sep 4, 2019
  • 2 min read

Crowded secularist field will benefit Tunisia's Mourou

Campaigning among the 26 candidates for the September 15 presidential election is underway

Tunisia
  • Aug 27, 2019
  • 2 min read

Karoui will antagonise the Tunisian authorities

A presidential candidate, Nabil Karoui, and his brother have been arrested on money laundering and fraud charges

Tunisia
  • Aug 9, 2019
  • 7 min read

Tunisia's Ennahda should perform well in the elections

Ennahda is fielding a presidential candidate for the first time since entering formal politics in 2011

Tunisia
  • Aug 7, 2019
  • 2 min read

Presidential candidate raises Tunisia Ennahda profile

Formerly Islamist party Ennahda is fielding a candidate for the presidential election in September

Tunisia
  • Jul 29, 2019
  • 7 min read

Essebsi’s death leaves Tunisia elections in limbo

The 92-year-old president leaves a mixed legacy behind and uncertainty going forward

Tunisia
  • Jul 25, 2019
  • 2 min read

Tunisian leader’s death may spur constitutional crisis

President Essebsi has died, but there is no Constitutional Court to verify formally that the post is vacant.

Tunisia
  • Jul 23, 2019
  • 2 min read

Tunisian president will stay on despite ill health

The Tunisian president has made a public appearance following his hospitalisation in late June

Tunisia
  • Jul 18, 2019
  • 7 min read

The EU will discreetly outsource migration management

The EU aims to incentivise North African countries to stop irregular migrants before reaching European shores

EU