EU Approves €37 million Package to Tackle Migration Challenges in North Africa

The EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa last week adopted a €37 million package to increase protection of migrants and to strengthen effective migration management in North Africa. The package will specifically address migration challenges in Libya, Tunisia and Morocco, the EU said in a press release. Johannes Hahn, Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy and […]

Algeria fosters vassalization of Tunisia with defense pact

Tunisia’s latest defense agreement with Algeria, signed on October 7 in Algiers, has sparked renewed debate over whether the country is still a sovereign state, or simply a well-behaved vassal of the Algerian military regime. The pact, signed by Algerian Army Chief of Staff General Saïd Chengriha and Tunisian Defense Minister Khaled Sehili, is said […]

Moody’s alerts to Tunisia’s weak fiscal strength

Moody’s has issued a warning regarding Tunisia’s finances, citing the country’s weak fiscal strength and rising debt. The credit rating agency ranked Tunisia in the B2 negative category in view of the credit challenges including the structural deterioration in its fiscal strength, with the debt ratio having increased sharply to 77% of GDP at the […]