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Look Back in Joy

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On July 29, 2018, the Faculty of Arts of Manouba hosted an alumni meeting involving former graduates and students from the various departments. They came from differrent parts of Tunisia. Some of them endeavoured to travel from foreign countries where they are now working to join the gathering. The meeting was overwhelmed by a lot of nostalgia and a sense of pride. This gathering was an occasion to celebrate and refresh good old relationships and memories. It was also an opportunity for the special guests to recollect their wonderful memories…

Tunisian Producers See Promise in Olive Oil Tourism

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Tunisian producers are exploring how olives, one of the country’s biggest natural resources, can potentially lure a new kind of tourist. Tunisia has long been a tourist destination for mostly sun-seeking Europeans. But as alternative models for tourism are explored, there’s a new interest in developing opportunities for visitors to learn about aspects of Tunisian culture, including food. It’s a simple aspect of Tunisian life and culture that can be fun and meaningful for travelers who want an authentic experience.– Austin Hand, Engaging Cultures One-third of Tunisia’s land is covered…

El Haouaria Ecotourism: “The Symphony of the 5 senses” marks the Association Pinna APDPE culinary camp

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The Association Pinna APDPE in collaboration with the Indian embassy in Tunisia had organized on July 20-22 the Culinary  Yoga camp. The event, whose theme on  «The Symphony of the 5 senses», aimed to promote the village of El Haouaria located in the Cap Bon Peninsula as an  ecotourism destination by creating a yoga environment focused not only on yoga workshops, but also ecotourism activities such as responsible snorkeling, hiking, birdwatching and the promotion of local businesses and cultural aspects of the region. “We practised yoga, ignites the entire bodily system…

Miss.Africa announces winners of seed funding

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DotConnectAfrica (DCA) has announced the winners of its 2018 Miss. Africa Digital Seed Funding for STEM programmes, awarding cash grants to initiatives in Ghana, Tunisia and Seychelles. The Miss.Africa Digital Programme is a gender-focused initiative targeted mainly at female youth audiences in Africa to increase their personal involvement in early technology use and adoption. Its Africa-focused seed fund, now in its fourth year, offers grants to support women and girls in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programmes to launch or expand their own initiatives that will increase their digital opportunities…

Tunisia: Pact for Equality, Individual Freedom

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More Than 90 Groups Among the Signatories More than 90 organizations and civil society groups in Tunisia on July 24, 2018, issued a Pact for Equality and Individual Freedoms, outlining the fundamental rights that all Tunisians should enjoy. This pact is being issued to confirm a commitment to a civilian and democratic Tunisian Republic in the wake of the publication of the report of the presidentially appointed Commission for Individual Freedoms and Equality on June 12. The commissions’ proposals aim to place human rights at the heart of the Tunisian justice system and…

Toufoula Kids Wins Tunisia Edition Of DEMO Africa Innovation Tour

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Following the successful hosting of the Moroccan leg of its Innovation Tour; an event which as reported by WeeTracker, culminated in the emergence of Moroccan eHealth startup, Moldiag, as eventual winners, DEMO Africa has rounded off on its Northern Africa tours with the latest event in Tunisia being one of two curtain-drawers. According to a press statement released on behalf of the program by Sipho Mhlope, External Communications Officer DEMO Africa, earlier this week, the Tunisian edition of the DEMO Africa Innovation Tour was the product of concerted efforts and tandem work between the…

Uncovering the Beauty of Algeria’s Post-Colonial Architecture

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Algiers like you’ve never seen it before  “What I love about photography is the rich and diverse prisms of analysis it offers. We can feel something very immediate if we look at a picture as an isolated piece, but if we place it within a series, we are also able to create a new vocabulary, a new way of reading things”, says 30-year-old French-Tunisian photographer Safouane Ben Slama, who recalls developing an interest in photography through his father who transmitted his passion to him when he was still a kid. There…

“The Symphony of the 5 senses” theme of Pinna association Culinary Camp

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The Tunisian Pinna APDPE Association is organising on July 20-22, 2018, in Haouaria (Tunisian Cap Bon) a culinary camp on the theme of “the Symphony of the 5 senses” in collaboration with the Indian Embassy to Tunisia. Yoga sessions are on the agenda of the Culinary camp to be offered by Indian Yoga Coach Dayaram Sharma.  The culinary camp will be an occasion for the camping lovers to take the first step towards inner peace and testing the five senses through Yoga, Nature walk, Peacebuilding, Meditation, wildness, outdoors activities and life in…

Matmata Underground Houses

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Made famous by “Star Wars,” these troglodyte homes face an uncertain future. The Berber underground homes of Matmata lie in an arid, pockmarked landscape in the parched valleys of southern Tunisia’s Djebel Dahar region. Made famous by Star Wars, these traditional structures are now threatened as residents move away to live in towns and villages. Every Star Wars fan worth their salt knows a little about the location of Luke Skywalker’s house: not Tatooine, but the actual filming location in Tunisia. Or, to be more precise, the Hotel Sidi Driss in Matmata, chosen as the set…

IPPC Assists Tunisia in its Second Round of the Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation Process

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Under the framework of the FAO project TCP/SNE and with the support of the FAO Sub-regional office for North-Africa (SNE), the  International Plant Protection Convention  (IPPC) Secretariat carried out the second mission to support the application of the Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation (PCE) tool. The 2nd round of the Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation  (PCE) was facilitated by Mr Mekki CHOUIBANI, the PCE facilitator and Executive Director of NEPPO, with the contribution of Ms Sarah BRUNEL, IPPC Implementation Facilitation Officer. A workshop was organized in Tunis from 26 to 28 June 2018 with government officials…