Human Rights Watch has called on Tunisian authorities to drop what it described as “unfounded charges” against five employees of the Tunisian Council for Refugees, who went on trial on Nov 24, amid an escalating crackdown on civil society groups. The rights watchdog also urged the immediate release of two staff members who have been […]
The African Development Bank’s 2025 Industrialization Index delivered a verdict that should unsettle Algiers. Morocco now tops Africa’s industrial rankings, ahead of South Africa, while Algeria, sits on some of the continent’s largest hydrocarbon reserves, it trails behind as one of the least industrialized and least diversified African economies. It is the predictable outcome of […]
Tunisia recorded a significant increase in suspicious transaction reports (STRs) linked to money laundering and terrorist financing between 2020 and 2025, according to a strategic analysis bulletin from the Tunisian Financial Analysis Commission (CTAF). The data show that STRs rose from 446 in 2020 to 1,334 in 2025, representing an increase of 888 reports, or […]
