Year: 2020

Wind energy in Tunisia, the Sidi Mansour wind farm advances

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Climate Fund Managers (CFM) and UPC Renewables (UPC) are partnering on the development of the 30MW Sidi Mansour wind farm in Tunisia, which will provide a proof and concept and support for the country’s target of 30% renewable energy by 2030, Evwind reported. In 2016, Tunisia announced the launch of the Tunisian Solar Plan 2030 with the goal of increasing the share of renewables in the electricity generation mix from 3% to 30%. Now the Sidi Mansour Project will also assist the country in meeting its renewable energy goal, reduce…

Tunisia’s lagoon farms and hanging gardens recognized as world heritage sites

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Tunisia’s traditional Ramli agricultural systems in the lagoons of Ghar El Melh (above) and its hanging gardens from Djebba El Olia, have been recognized as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS), a designation managed by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). It is the second time Tunisian sites have won the GIAHS recognition, after Gafsa Oases in 2011. Both sites reflect profound bonds between the cultivated crops and the natural ecosystem, local fauna and flora, while promoting the preservation of traditional knowledge and biodiversity conservation. Their recognition as GIAHS sites will encourage…

Libya, Tunisia resume border trading under safety measures

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Libya and Tunisia have resumed trading operations, allowing cargo trucks to transit goods via Ras Jedir crossing border, after months of suspension due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Libya Observer reported. Director of Ras Jedir border, brigadier general Abu Rabi Makhlouf emphasized that the handover and receipt operations are carried out according to specific conditions set by a Libyan-Tunisian committee specialized in this regard. Makhlouf explained that the trucks stop at a specific point at each sides of the border to have their cargo checked in terms of health and…

General Assembly of the Tunisia Africa Business Council

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The “Tunisia Africa Business Council-TABC” is about to organize its third ordinary general assembly. This assembly will take place on Saturday, June 27, 2020 and will represent an opportunity to take stock of the first five years of existence of this business council which has not ceased to strengthen economic cooperation between Tunisia and Africa and to promote relations between Tunisian and African investors. Through various actions, particularly multisectoral missions in many countries of the continent, this business council has opened the voice of Tunisian companies to develop in Africa,…

National dialogue for reconciliation is the urgent need

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The last report of the anti-poverty organization “Oxfam” Tunisia, published on June 17, highlights the contribution of the Tunisian tax system to the deepening of inequalities among Tunisians. “It draws attention to the risk of these inequalities becoming even more pronounced with the coronavirus”. The economic crisis is huge but it is not the only factor that arouses fears among Tunisians. Such report indeed is one of many reports and descriptions that give us a clear overview of the hard current status quo that our country is going through, without…

Tunisian diplomacy and signs of promising reforms

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Agreement between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Basic trade Union Following the meeting held on June 17, 2020, with Minister of Foreign Affairs Noureddine Erray, the basic trade Union of the Foreign Ministry’s officers and executives, stemming from the Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT) informs its members of the following agreements. -The pledge to respect the criteria for appointing the heads of the diplomatic and consular missions abroad agreed upon in the minutes of former meetings with the administrative side which is an important gain that the basic…

Tunisia is reopening to international tourists this month

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In hopes of salvaging summer along its thousands of kilometres of Mediterranean coastline, Tunisia is reopening its borders to international visitors at the end of the month. Algerians and Europeans – including British tourists – will be permitted back into the country from 27 June, and a further announcement about conditions of entry into the country is expected next week. Tunisia was locked down in mid-March and has recorded zero new coronavirus cases since 2 June, as well as one of the lowest numbers of cases per capita of any country on…

SuperyachtNews COVID-19 Advisory – Tunisia open for business

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Tunisia is due to open its borders to tourists on 27 June From 27 June, superyachts will be welcome to cruise in Tunisian waters and resume their regular maritime services, including duty-free bunkering. Strict procedures and safety protocols for the hospitality industry are being rolled out in preparation for this date, SuperyachtNews reports. Working in accordance with guidelines laid out by the World Health Organisation, hospitality staff are undergoing additional training to be able to competently undertake newly required safety procedures, the same source adds. According to Yacht Services Tunisia, a…

EU removes Tunisia from money laundering blacklist

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One month after issuing a draft resolution, the European Union has removed Tunisia from its list of countries that pose threats to the financial system over money laundering and terrorism financing because of lack of legislation at home. The European Commission last month drafted a new list minus several countries including Tunisia. The list was set for approval this month. The organization ordered banks and other financial and tax firms to check more closely their clients who have operations with countries on the list. TunisianMonitorOnline

World Tourism Organization promotes Tunisia as “safe tourist destination”.

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The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has posted a tweet in which it promotes Tunisia as a safe tourist destination during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the tweet posted Tuesday, the UNWTO stressed that Tunisia has put in place a health protocol to ensure the protection of tourists and staff in the sector. Drawn up by the Tunisian National Tourist Office (ONTT), the health protocol for Tunisian Tourism Anti COVID-19 provides for a series of measures which essentially relate to the respect of the rules of hygiene and health security, to prevent…