On Wednesday, Tunisian rights groups accused the president of hate speech after he said a day earlier that "hordes" of sub-Saharan African migrants were causing crime and posed a "demographic" threat. Saied, who has seized almost total power since a dramatic July 2021 move against parliament, had urged his national...
Tunisia president receives draft constitution, month before referendum
A legal expert charged with writing a new constitution presented a draft to Tunisian President Kais Saied Monday, less than a month before a referendum on the document. The planned referendum is set for July 25, the one year anniversary of a power grab by Saied that saw him sack...
Germany to offer €100m loan to reform Tunisian banking sector
This disbursement is part of a loan agreement signed in 2020 between Tunisia and the German Development Bank to improve access to financing for SMEs.
Tunisia president Saied says freedoms ‘guaranteed’
Saied said he "affirms that freedoms are guaranteed in Tunisia,” recalling his commitment to equality before the law and his rejection of violence."
