Category: National

Tunisian researcher Emna Harigua has received Tunisia’s 2025 Best Female Scientific Achievement Prize for her pioneering work in artificial intelligence–driven drug discovery. Awarded by the Ministry of Family, Women, Children and Seniors on National Women’s Day (August 13), the prize celebrates Harigua’s leadership in advancing AI applications in health research. A scientist at the Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Harigua heads the BIND project (Bioinformatics and Artificial Intelligence for Infectious Diseases), part of the Global South AI for Pandemic and Epidemic Preparedness and Response Network, supported by IDRC and the UK’s…

The Tunisian Ministry of Economy and Planning has unveiled Tartib 2.0, a digital application that will become mandatory in 2026 for evaluating and selecting public investment projects for the state budget. The platform uses a multi-criteria scoring system to assess projects based on economic, social, environmental, and cross-cutting impacts, aiming to ensure transparency and efficiency in public spending. The launch is part of Tunisia’s wider digital transformation strategy, Digital Tunisia 2025, which seeks to modernize public administration, strengthen digital infrastructure, and boost investor confidence. Despite past setbacks caused by bureaucracy…

Minister of Industry, Mines, and Energy, Fatma Thabet Chiboub, has called for greater coordination among public and private stakeholders to accelerate the rollout of the country’s ambitious “Automotive Smart City” project. The appeal comes in response to rising investor interest in the automotive components sector, according to a report by Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP) news agency. Speaking at the third meeting of the project’s dedicated working group, Minister Thabet Chiboub emphasized that the initiative is central to Tunisia’s broader economic vision. It aligns with both the national Industrial and Innovation…

Tunisia has been ranked 5th in Africa and 74th globally in a new education index published by The African Exponent, a platform specializing in economic analysis and continental rankings. The report highlights Tunisia’s strong performance in terms of education quality and accessibility, placing it among the top five African countries with the best education systems in the world. Leading the African list is Egypt, followed by Morocco (55th globally), Kenya (71st), and Ghana in fourth place. According to The African Exponent, Tunisia has made notable strides in inclusive education policies…

In February, the Tunisian authorities signed an agreement with their Korean counterparts in a number of areas. Optimization of Tunisia’s citizen platform was among the deals. The Tunisian authorities have optimized the 2018 version of the e-People Tunisia digital platform to enable citizens to communicate more easily with the administration. This upgrade was carried out under an agreement signed in February 2025 with the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA). The platform enables citizens to submit their grievances, suggestions or complaints directly to public administrations. They can log in, select the…

Italian coast guards near an Immigrant boat. PHOTO: BBC/Italian coastal guard A migrant boat sank between Tunisia and Italy, leaving one woman dead, though the Italian coastguard managed to rescue 87 survivors, the Red Cross told AFP Monday. After setting out from La Louza in Tunisia, the fishing boat sank in the middle of the night when it was approximately 45 miles (72 kilometres) from Italy’s Lampedusa island, according to Italian media. Tunisian fishermen in the area alerted Italian authorities, they said, adding that at least five or six migrants…

The 2025 Global Skills Report by Coursera shows that South Africa is the most advanced country in Africa in terms of artificial intelligence (AI), and it ranks 61st worldwide in the same field. Meanwhile, Tunisia, Kenya, and Morocco rank 68th, 78th, and 80th, respectively. The micro-credentials education company ranked South Africa, Tunisia, Kenya and Morocco as ‘emerging’ in AI-readiness and the rest of the continent, alongside numerous countries in Asia and Latin America, as ‘lagging’. Other African countries making it to the top 100 globally include Ghana, Rwanda, Botswana, Egypt,…

On the occasion of a meeting between Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Ali Nafti, and his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, on the sidelines of the 51st session of the OIC Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs on Saturday and Sunday in Istanbul Tunisia and Turkey have agreed to strengthen their cooperation in a number of areas, Foreign Minister Mohamed Ali Nafti said on his X account on Sunday evening. Nafti was speaking after a meeting with his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, on the sidelines of the 51st session of the…

Tunisia has been appointed to lead the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) Regional Center for North Africa. This appointment comes as African health priorities are being strategically redeployed in the post-pandemic era. The decision was unanimously approved during the regional steering committee meeting held in Cairo. While Tunisia will chair the center, its headquarters will remain in the Egyptian capital. The Tunisian delegation, led by Minister of Health Mustapha Ferjani, welcomed the appointment, viewing it as recognition of the country’s dedicated public health efforts. This new…

File photo used as illustration: Rescue operations underway at Abusitta Base in Tripoli, Libya | Photo: Moayad Zaghdani /IOM 2024 The UN Migration Agency (IOM) on June 17 confirmed that two shipwrecks off the coast of Libya in the last week may have resulted in at least 60 people missing, believed to be dead. Two ship wrecks, thought to have taken place on June 12 and June 13 last week are believed to have resulted in at least 60 people missing, now believed to be dead, confirmed the UN Migration Agency…