Month: December 2024

TABC announces launch of Tunisian Consortium for Development in Africa

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Anis Jaziri, Chairman of the Tunisia-Africa business council (TABC), was one of the panellists on the first day of the Africa Investment Forum, currently being held in Rabat, Morocco. Taking part on 4 December 2024 in a workshop entitled ‘Empowering African Contractors: Accelerating Infrastructure Development in Africa and the Caribbean’, Anis Jaziri announced the TABC’s new initiative, the launch in 2025 of the Tunisian Consortium for African Development (Tudac), which will bring together several of Tunisia’s leading economic operators in the infrastructure, energy, sanitation and telecoms sectors to work together…

Tunisia: Dam filling rate falls to 19.6%

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The filling rate of dams in Tunisia reached an alarming level of 19.6% on December 3, 2024, marking a significant drop compared with the same period the previous year, according to data published recently by the National Observatory for Agriculture (ONAGRI). Cumulative water reserves currently stand at 460.343 million m³, compared with 516.163 million m³ a year ago, a fall of 10.8%. Compared with the average for the last three years, this fall is even more worrying, reaching 25.8%. ONAGRI highlights significant regional disparities. Dams in the north of the…

Tunisian film sector to be restructured: Outline of CONECT’s action plan

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At a public-private forum organised by CONECT’s Groupement Professionnel de l’Industrie Cinématographique, an ambitious action plan was presented, aimed at fundamentally transforming the industry and turning it into a lever for economic and cultural growth. This action plan, the result of several months of consultation between players in the sector and the public authorities, proposes a clear roadmap for the development of Tunisian cinema. It focuses on several strategic areas: Easier access to funding: To support film creation and production, new funding mechanisms will be put in place. The film…

Arab Coordination Group (ACG) pledges US$10 billion by 2030 to combat desertification and land degradation

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The Arab Coordination Group (ACG), a strategic alliance of ten leading development finance institutions, announced a landmark commitment of up to US$10 billion by 2030 to address the critical challenges of land degradation, desertification and drought. The announcement was made during the Ministerial Dialogue on Finance: “Unlocking public and private finance for land restoration and drought resilience”, at the 16th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), hosted in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This transformative commitment, made as part of a…

At COP16 Ministerial Meeting on Drought: IsDB President Announces US$ 1 Billion Pledge to the Riyadh Global Drought Resilience Partnership

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The first day of the 16th session of the Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP16) in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, hosted Ministers convening from more than 196 nations plus the European Union from around the world. The high-profile ministerial session was held under the theme: “From Geneva to Riyadh and beyond, Enhancing Global and National Policy Instruments for a Proactive Drought Management Approach.” Addressing the event, the President of the Islamic Development Bank, Dr. Muhammad Al Jasser, announced that the AAA-rated…

High demand for Saharan and Oasis tourism products, strong Chinese market development

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The Saharan and Oasis tourism products demand has seen positive results until 20 October 2024.Data presented on Monday evening at the launch of the first edition of the International Salon of Saharan and Oasian Tourism (ISSOT) in Tozeur show that during the same period, it recorded a growth rate of 6.8 per cent in the state of Tozeur and 9.2per centt in the state of Gabesd. The French, Germans, British, and Italians were at the forefront of tourist arrivals to Tunisia during the mentioned period. The Chinese market also significantly…

THE RED SEA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL NAMES AAMIR KHAN AND EMILY BLUNT AS RED SEA HONOUREES FOR 2024

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Iconic Actors to be Honoured at Festival’s Opening Night Ceremony and Join In Conversation With Strand The Red Sea International Film Festival (RSIFF) has revealed two internationally renowned actors being celebrated as Red Sea Honourees at the festival’s opening ceremony for its fourth edition, running in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia from December 5th – 14th 2024. Award-winning Indian Cinema icon Aamir Khan (Dangal) and Academy Award nominee Emily Blunt (Oppenheimer) will be spot-lit on the opening night, alongside previously announced honouree Mona Zaki (Flight 404, Abserb: The Squadron), in recognition of their illustrious careers and lasting impact on…

IsDB President Addresses Opening Ceremony of UNCCD COP16

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President of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), Dr. Muhammad Al Jasser, addressed the opening ceremony of the 16th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP 16) in Riyadh, the capital of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Speaking on behalf of the Arab Coordination Group (ACG)—a group of ten financial institutions, including the IsDB, that works globally to support developing nations and create lasting, positive development impacts—Dr. Al Jasser underscored the importance of this pivotal event. At the outset, Dr. Al Jasser congratulated the…

Carthage Theatre Days 2024: Golden Tanit for Tunisian play “Toxic Paradise”

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At the closure of the 25th edition of the Carthage Theatre Days, the Tunisian play “Toxic Paradise”, directed by Sadok Trabelsi and produced by the Tunis Opera Theatre (Pole of Theatre and Dramatic Arts), won the Golden Tanit (Grand Prize). The great theatrical event closed on Saturday evening with a ceremony at the Opera House of the Chedli Kelibi Cultural Centre, in the presence of the Minister of Culture, Amina Srarfi, and numerous artists and authors from Tunisia and several Arab and African countries. Three other prizes went to Tunisia:…