Our Scans · Tunisia · Weekly Summary

• Morocco and Tunisia - two relatively stable North African countries - have excellent solar potential, and with Turkey, they could provide as much solar power as Spain, France, Italy and Germany combined. Centre for European Reform
• If Tunisia can explode, imagine what can happen in other countries in the North of Africa or the Middle East. In Defence of Marxism
• Only applicants from nationals of the following member states of the Eastern Mediterranean Region will be considered: Afghanistan, Djibouti Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Somalia, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen, Sudan. Opportunity Desk
• In countries like Tunisia, Egypt, and others, political instability can disrupt trade, hinder investment, and make it more difficult for producers to plan for the long term. Bonafide Research
• Expanding Export Markets and Economic Opportunities: Several MEA countries, especially Tunisia, Morocco, and Egypt, are major exporters of olive oil, with strong demand from European, Asian, and North American markets. Bonafide Research
• Tunisia is the first country in North Africa to launch 5G, offering opportunities to offer faster FWA services. Ookla
• Moving forward, Meta AI will be available in Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. TechCrunch
• Projections for the coming decades indicate significant changes in thermal and hydrological cycles that will particularly impact oases in countries like Tunisia, Morocco, and Saudi Arabia. GeoLog
• MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA: Winter wheat is in the vegetative to reproductive stage in all regions, and conditions are mixed due to continuing dry conditions in parts of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, northeastern Libya, Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq that are forecast to continue in the coming months. GEOGLAM Crop Monitor
• In the absence of green hydrogen or the manufacture of export products in Algeria powered by renewable energy, trans-Mediterranean electricity interconnection via Tunisia will be Algeria's only export offtake option for its renewable energy production. Middle East Institute
• Sector-specific discussions will spotlight key areas crucial for Tunisia's and Africa's economic growth, including health, education, agriculture, ICT, renewable energy, finance, and infrastructure development. CASCI
• Many countries, excluding South Africa, Egypt, and Tunisia, have a significant deficit in cable infrastructure, presenting a significant business opportunity. THE AUTHORITY NEWS
• Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia, Jordan, and Sudan could become green metals exporters of varying scales. Middle East Institute
• Saudi Arabia and Jordan possess strong potential for production in the near term, while the development production capacity remains both possible and desirable for Algeria, Tunisia, and Oman. Middle East Institute
• Tunisia has the potential to develop an export industry for surplus green ammonia or possibly higher-value fertilizer and automotive components manufactured using renewable power. Middle East Institute
• By 2050, several Sub-Saharan African nations like Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa, as well as war-torn countries like Syria, Afghanistan, and Yemen will see even greater gains than the US will, with countries like Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia moving closer to or exceeding US levels. Daily Mail
• Violent extremism remains a threat to North African countries, including Tunisia and Algeria, where VEOs leverage similar recruitment strategies through which youth continue to be radicalised. GNET
• The EU will be unable to claw back any of the €150m (£125m) paid to Tunisia despite the money being increasingly linked to human rights violations, including allegations that sums went to security forces who raped migrant women. The Guardian
• Tunisia will hold a presidential election on Sunday against the backdrop of a crackdown on dissent and human rights violations committed against undocumented migrants seeking to cross the Mediterranean to Europe. The Guardian
• The predicted high nature of political activism from big democracies in Africa implies a high securitization of elections even within robust democracies including Senegal, Ghana, South Africa and Tunisia. CitiNewsroom.com
• Algeria's and Tunisia's elections will draw attention, elections in the Comoros, Mauritania, Rwanda and possibly South Sudan are expected to return their incumbents. allAfrica.com
• 65+ elections will take place in 2024 in some of the world's largest democracies like the United States, the European Union, India, Mexico and Indonesia, as well as countries in active democratic decline and conflict like Tunisia, Ethiopia and Egypt. Year of Democracy

Last updated: 13 June 2025