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Orange Middle East and Africa
Source: Orange Middle East and Africa |

Orange Middle East and Africa and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) sign a strategic partnership to strengthen employability and promote the creation of micro-enterprises

This initiative is part of the mission of Orange Digital Center to promote digital inclusion and support the development of digital skills for employment, especially among youth and women

Orange Middle East and Africa (www.Orange.com), in partnership with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), announce the launch of the "Master Repair" project, an ambitious initiative aimed at enhancing youth employability and promoting the creation of micro-enterprises in the fields of electronic repair and sustainable technologies. This project, a…

U.S. Embassy in Tunisia
Source: U.S. Embassy in Tunisia |

United States Awards 76.5 Million Tunisian Dinars to Support Tunisian Date Sector

This five-year program, funded through USDA’s “Food for Progress” Program, will boost date crop production and strengthen traditional oasis agricultural systems

On behalf of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Embassy in Tunis is pleased to announce the award of 76.5 million Tunisian Dinars ($24.85 million) to support the Tunisian date sector through its Food for Progress (FFPr) Program. The objective of this five-year program is to significantly boost…

Afreximbank

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Source: Afreximbank |

Afreximbank Signs term Sheet for US$3Million Facility for Mediwood Studios’ Expansion

Signing the Term Sheet on behalf of Afreximbank was Mrs. Kanayo Awani, Executive Vice President, Intra-African Trade Bank, and Mr. Mehdi Ajroudi, Chief Executive Officer of Mediwood Studios, on behalf of his company

 African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) and Mediwood Studios in Tunisia have signed a Term Sheet for a US$3 million facility aimed to Strengthen Mediwood’s position as a key contributor to the growth of the Tunisian film industry.   As part of the agreement, signed on 19 October 2024 on the sidelines…

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, People's Democratic Republic of Algeria |

The Minister Attaf receives Tunisian counterpart at Houari Boumediene International Airport

This visit aims to bolster fraternal ties, cooperation and coordination between Algeria and Tunisia

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and National Community Abroad, Ahmed Attaf, received on Saturday afternoon, at Houari Boumediene International Airport, his Tunisian counterpart, Mohamed Ali Nafti, who is on a working visit to Algeria. This visit aims to bolster fraternal ties, cooperation and coordination between Algeria and Tunisia, as part…

U.S. Embassy in Tunisia
Source: U.S. Embassy in Tunisia |

Ambassador Hood Celebrates Tunisian Scouts’ Efforts in Preserving Cultural Heritage Through the “Tourath” Project

The initiative not only fostered a deeper appreciation for Tunisia’s rich cultural history but also empowered Tunisian youth to take an active role in safeguarding their heritage

Ambassador Hood joined the Director of the National Heritage Institute Tarek Baccouche along with a number of representatives of the Tunisian Scouts and the Culture Ministry at the closing ceremony of the Tunisian Scouts Organization’s Tourath project. Since its inception in 2021, the Tourath project, which was funded by the Embassy, has actively engaged youth in…

Human Rights Watch (HRW)
Source: Human Rights Watch (HRW) |

Joint Statement: Tunisia is Not a Place of Safety for People Rescued at Sea

The establishment on 19 June 2024 of the Tunisian Search and Rescue Region (SRR), called for and supported by the European Commission, risks becoming another tool to violate people’s rights

In view of the rampant human rights violations against migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees in Tunisia, especially those who are Black; Tunisia’s lack of an asylum system; the Tunisian government’s crackdown on civil society, judicial independence, and the media; and the impossibility of fairly and individually determining nationalities or assessing the…

Human Rights Watch (HRW)
Source: Human Rights Watch (HRW) |

Tunisia: Authorities Undermine Election Integrity

Last Minute Electoral Law Changes, Mass Arrests

Tunisian authorities have undermined the integrity of the October 6, 2024 presidential election by amending the electoral law just days beforehand, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities excluded or arrested opposition candidates, and took arbitrary measures against political opponents, independent media, and civil society. On September 27, Tunisia’s Assembly of the…

Human Rights Watch (HRW)
Source: Human Rights Watch (HRW) |

Tunisia: Release Former Truth Commission President

Stop Retaliation Against Human Rights Defenders

A Tunisian judge has detained a prominent activist and former president of the Truth and Dignity Commission, Sihem Bensedrine, apparently in retaliation for her work on accountability for decades of human rights abuses, Human Rights Watch said today. Tunisian authorities should immediately release her. An investigative judge of a Tunis court ordered…

United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
Source: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) |

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Holds a Training Workshop for Libyan Women Entrepreneurs in Tunis

The training will focus on best practices and peer learning in export, digitization, and sustainable investments, and will take place in Tunis (Tunisia) on 24-27 September 2024

The Economic Commission for Africa Office for North Africa has launched today a capacity-building workshop for women leading small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), in collaboration with the Libyan Ministry of Economy and Trade. The training will focus on best practices and peer learning in export, digitization, and sustainable investments, and…

Amnesty International
Source: Amnesty International |

Tunisia: At least 97 arrested as authorities escalate pre-election crackdown

Authorities have continued to arbitrarily detain opposition politicians and human rights defenders, sideline presidential candidates and disregard administrative court decisions

Tunisian authorities have stepped up their clampdown on the rights to freedom of expression and association ahead of the presidential elections on 6 October 2024, said Amnesty International, escalating their harassment of political opponents, restricting the work of journalists, human rights defenders and NGOS and taking steps to further undermine judicial independence. In…