Month: March 2025

Photo credit UN-Habitat UN-Habitat has launched a pioneering waste-to-energy project in Tunisia, converting landfill biogas into clean electricity. The initiative, implemented at the Oued Laya controlled landfill, marks a significant step in addressing the country’s waste management and energy challenges. Tunisia has been facing a growing waste management crisis, with accumulating waste since 2022 deteriorating air and water quality. Landfill emissions, particularly biomethane, pose severe environmental and health risks. At the same time, Tunisia imports nearly 60 per cent of its electricity, underscoring the need for alternative energy sources. The…

The National Statistics Institute (INS) announced on Wednesday that inflation slowed to 5.7% in February from 6% in January. INS attributed the decline to slower price increases in several key categories. In February 2025, food prices rose by 7%. This compares to 7.1% in January 2025. Similarly, clothing and footwear prices rose by 8.6% (down from 9.7% in January), health services by 4% (down from 9.1%), and housing and household energy by 3.8% (down from 4.1%). The Institute explained that significant increases in the prices of lamb (21.4%), fresh vegetables…

unisia aims to quintuple phosphate production to 14 million tons by 2030, the government said on Wednesday, part of a plan to revive the vital sector to help revive Tunisia’s ailing public finances. Tunisia was once one of the world’s biggest producers of phosphate minerals, which are used in the manufacture of fertilizers, but its market share fell after the 2011 revolution. Since then, localized protests and strikes have steadily reduced production, causing billions of dollars in losses. Tunisia’s phosphate production is now less than 3 million tons per year,…