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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…

The Tunisie Professionnelle program will be implemented in close synergy with the Tunisian Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training. The strategic partnership between Italy and Tunisia in the vocational training sector was strengthened Friday in Tunis with the signing of the financing agreement for the Tunisie Professionnelle program. The 6.5 million euro agreement was signed by Italian Ambassador Alessandro Prunas and Lassaad Ben Hassine, the representative of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in Tunisia. Isabella Lucaferri, the director of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation’s (AICS) regional office…

The new Bizerte bridge, one of Tunisia’s most ambitious infrastructure projects, has officially entered its main construction phase. The project, managed by the Chinese consortium Sichuan Engineering, represents a strategic infrastructure for the economic and logistical development of Tunisia. During a recent monitoring visit to the construction site in Menzel Abderrahmane, the governor of Bizerte, Salem Ben Yacoub, verified the progress of the work, confirming the completion of the geotechnical works and the imminent conclusion of the underwater works by the end of June. Starting in July, deep drilling will begin…

As of May 29, Tunisia’s National Guard spokesperson reported that around 3,400 undocumented migrants have utilized the country’s offer of voluntary repatriation since the start of the year. On May 29, Radio Sfax reported that National Guard spokesperson Houssemeddine Jebabli had stated that around 3,400 undocumented migrants had voluntarily left Tunisia since the beginning of the year. Jebabli added that the country currently runs two flights for voluntary return every week and numerous individual departures also occur. He said, ” a special flight was organized from the Tunis-Carthage airport, and…