Tunisian date exports have witnessed a significant growth entailing a surge in revenues.Minister of Trade and Export Development, Samir Abid, who made the announcement reaffirmed the ministry’s commitment to addressing challenges in the sector. He emphasized the importance of the national promotion program to bolster the competitiveness of Tunisian dates in existing markets while tapping into new ones. During a coordination meeting on the national program for the promotion of the date sector, on December 17, the minister outlined plans for exploratory missions to promising markets, including Asian countries such…
Day: December 18, 2024
Five things to know about Tunisia’s tech and startup ecosystem
Photo Credit The Condia Tunisia, is home to two of Africa’s high-profile exits, Instadeep and Expensya. Yet, not much is known about the country’s tech ecosystem. This article fixes that. Tunisia, Africa’s northernmost country, often flies under the radar in discussions about the continent’s tech and startup ecosystems. You might have heard of Tunisia through the historic exit of InstaDeep, which marked the largest M&A deal in Africa last year. In many ways, InstaDeep epitomises the typical archetype of a Tunisian startup: a deep-tech solution, born in Tunisia, headquartered in the…
Record number of passengers expected at Tunis Carthage airport
Tunisia’s main aviation hub, Tunis-Carthage International Airport, is on track to reach a major milestone in passenger numbers, according to aviation officials. The Tunisian Civil Aviation and Airports Authority announced the expected achievement in an official statement. The statement was accompanied by photographs documenting the expected milestone. Amal Ben Milad, director of communications at the National Office of Civil Aviation and Airports, told Mosaique FM that the number of passengers is expected to exceed 7 million by the end of the year, which would mark a historic high for the…
JCC 2024: Day-3 of the Carthage Film Festival
The JCC in Regions kicked off on Tuesday, December 17, 2024, coinciding with the 14th anniversary of the Revolution, in Sbeitla (Kasserine) with the screening of the feature-length documentary Matula by Abdallah Yahya. For its 35th edition, the JCC is further expanding into regional areas, venturing into villages to bring cinema closer to communities and offer citizens access to a rich and diverse film program. Other opening ceremonies will take place in Saouaf (Zaghouan) on December 18, Jerissa (Kef) on December 19, Hammat Jerid (Tozeur) on December 23, and Sommar…