Category: interviews

A New Era of Partnership: Russian Envoy Oleg Rutskov on Deepening Ties with Tunisia

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In an exclusive interview, Oleg Rutskov, Russia’s Chargé d’Affaires ad interim in Tunisia, painted a picture of rapidly expanding diplomatic and economic relations between Moscow and Tunis, driven by a shared vision of a new multipolar world order and concrete cooperation in trade, energy, and technology. Speaking from the embassy in Tunis, Rutskov highlighted a series of high-level engagements and a burgeoning trade turnover that now exceeds $1.8 billion, positioning each nation within the other’s top ten international partners. The discussion covered future investment, cultural exchanges, and Russia’s distinct approach…

Japan’s Ambassador to Tunisia to Assabah: Tunisia Plays a Vital Role in Regional Stability

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Photo Credit assabahnews Tunisia can serve as a strategic gateway to Africa Vast opportunities exist in medicine and pharmaceuticals Japan is keen to expand its economic presence in Tunisia Amid aspirations for growth and innovation, Tunisian–Japanese relations have carved out a special place on the map of international cooperation. From the landmark TICAD 8 summit held in Tunis to emerging projects in renewable energy, Japan’s Ambassador to Tunisia, Takeshi Osuga, affirms that Tunisia is not merely a partner but a strategic entry point for Japanese companies into African markets. This…

Africa, a high-potential but highly competitive market (TABC Chairman)

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Tabc is a leading organization in Tunisia, dedicated to supporting Tunisian companies in Africa. Tabc’s Vision is to be the reference actor for a better South-South cooperation promoting sustainable development and shared prosperity in favor of African populations, Says Anis Jaziri, Co-founder and Chairman of the Tunisia Africa Business Council in an interview to La Presse newspaper. It has already carried out more than 35 missions to Africa, organized 6 editions of the Fita international conference, organized several African sectoral forums, participated in the majority of African and international forums…

Ashoka Fellow Meher Khelifi journey to break down social insurance barriers: “I want to help every single woman that has no social or health coverage”

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Meher Khelifi, newly elected Ashoka Arab World Fellow and founder of Ahmini, shared with us his first reactions to becoming an Ashoka Fellow, the challenges he faced along the way, and his experience pursuing social security coverage for women in rural Tunisia. Meher Khelifi experienced first-hand the devastating consequences of being uninsured in Tunisia when his mother, Fatema, passed away in 2016. Fatema was  uninsured and therefore untreated for what was later diagnosed as cancer. After this life-changing experience, Meher was convinced that no woman should ever go through the…

ESSECT’s Mohamed Ghayadhi selected HULT PRIZE TOP 20 Campus Director Globally for 2019-2020

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“HultPrize Essect was selected in the top 20 of the best On Campus Program all over the World. Proud of all the team. You deserve it,” Mohamed Ghayadi. “Thank you for the administrative and teaching staff of Essect, Our sponsors: Amen Bank, MS solutions group, SFBT, Chicken House and Daily, and all participants from the Entrepreneurship ecosystem,” Mohamed Ghayadi. Campus Director at Hult Prize “Ecole Superieure des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales Tunis (ESSECT) Mohamed Ghayadhi is selected a HULT PRIZE TOP 20 Campus Director Globally for 2019-2020. Mohamed Ghayadhi the…

Samia Elfekih: Tunisian researcher in Antarctica for the first time

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Samia Elfekih proudly waves the Tunisian flag over the frozen lands of the South Pole Samia Elfekih is a biosafety researcher on a scientific expedition, becomes the first Tunisian to reach the South Pole. In an interview with TunisianMonitorOnlie, she explained that the three-week expedition is part of the Homeward Bound Program, which supports women leaders in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine. Samia Elfekih expressed her pride at being the first Tunisian woman to set foot on this extremely cold and isolated land, stressing the importance and necessity of…

“We strive to raise awareness about hydraulic imbalance in Tunisia”, says Manfred Matz

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“The main focus of our action is to raise awareness among the people of Tunisia to make them understand that there is a hydraulic imbalance in the country which is translated between the demand for water use and what is available sustainably”, Manfred Matz Head of Programme of Water Management Programme GIZ Tunisia said in an interview with TunisianMonitorOnline. He made an overview of the water shortage in Tunisia, placing emphasis on the quantities of water consumed in the different sectors. He noted that water in Tunisia is a great…

Bodybuilder Rehab Trabelsi, beautiful example of ambitious, life-loving woman

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Rehab Trabelsi .. 20 years old from Tunisia, live in Sousse and Business accounting student and she believes in this wisdom “What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.”— Henry David Thoreau 1- Tell us about your beginnings in bodybuilding I was a handball player and they told us to do some workouts for enhancement. At first, I started with only 2 sessions per week and then I can’t leave the gym until I come out of the association.…

Renate Brandl:”my products are unique in the cosmetics industry”

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Renate Brandl 2018 is a very powerful year with many opportunities but also challenges, German Renate Brandl said in her website. “That’s why I decided to offer my Life Coaching to all those who want support and guidance from me“, she added. In her exclusive interview with TunisianMonitorOnline, she gave an overview about her performance in her field of activity. Tell us about your project in the beauty industry In all modesty, I can say that my products are unique in the cosmetics industry, as I have acquired a special…

Paymee, revolution in mobile and online payment for Tunisian economy founded by Tunisian ICT engineer Marwen Amamou

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         “Dream big, work hard and stay humble”  Marwen Amamou The worldwide mobile payment revenue in 2015 was 450 billion U.S. dollars and is expected to surpass 1 trillion U.S. dollars in 2019. The spread of mobile devices like smartphones and tablets has led to the strong growth of mobile commerce. In the fourth quarter of 2016, mobile e-commerce spending in the United States amounted to 22.7 billion US dollars according to the statistics portal statista. Tunisia which is a country that fully adheres in the technological evolution is making its way…