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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…

Son of Tunisian immigrant wins best French baguette

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Second-generation baker, Mahmoud M’seddi, will now supply the French president with bread for an entire year. The baguette is one of the great treasures of French culinary heritage, emblematic of pride in tradition and craftsmanship, and important enough (in the eye of the French people and their president Emmanuel Macron) to be put forward to UNESCO as a heritage-listed food item. If you’re inclined to try your hand at making one of these crusty, pillowy sticks from scratch, know that there’s a decree in place codifying the difference between a French…

NGOs report ongoing violations at Lampedusa hotspot

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Human and civil rights activists have reported ongoing violations and discrimination at the migrant hotspot on the Sicilian island of Lampedusa, targeting Tunisian nationals in particular. The reports raise concern also in view of the possible creation of further migrant centres in Europe and in countries of origin and transit. Migrants at the Lampedusa hotspot continue to suffer arbitrary restriction of their personal freedom, being confined to the centre or the island even in the absence of specific norms, according to ‘In Limine’, a pilot project of Cild, Asgi, IndieWatch…

National UN Volunteers kick start decentralization in Tunisia

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Arriving in Beja, a city in North-West Tunisia, UN Volunteer Economics Officer Sarah Fekih thought nothing of cycling or jogging to get to work – she used to jog back in Tunis, where she is from. However, she soon discovered that she is the only woman in Beja who cycles or jogs. “So good that a woman is running! Keep running Sarah!” her neighbor told her a few days ago. And the schoolgirls from the local school clap at her, as she passes by. Sarah, a 26-year-old Tunisian, runs every…

Sussex participates in discussions between UK and Tunisian government representatives

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Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Planning and Resources) Professor Stephen Shute joined 15 senior UK university representatives in Tunisia as part of a British Council initiative. They were joined by officials from the British Council, the British Embassy, Universities UK International and the UK Foreign Minister for the Middle East and North Africa, Alistair Burt. The UK delegation met with representatives from the Tunisian Ministry of Higher Education and the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Talks centred on opportunities for collaboration between UK universities and Tunisia, including supporting Tunisian students to study in the UK.…

Algeria Considers Joint Bid with Morocco, Tunisia to Host 2030 World Cup

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Algerian Minister of Youth and Sports Mohamed Hattab said that his country is “ready to study a possible joint bid” with Morocco and Tunisia to organize the 2030 World Cup. Three weeks after Morocco’s bid to host the 2026 World Cup was defeated by the North American United 2026 bid, Algeria has voiced interest in a joint bid to co-host the 2030 World Cup with its neighbours: Morocco and Tunisia. “With the sports infrastructure that was built, Algeria is ready to study a possible joint bid with Morocco and Tunisia for the organization of…

Tunisian Lionel Messi – Youssef Msakni – tells England: We will beat you because we’re mentally stronger.

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Injured playmaker has revealed the top talents among his international team-mates ahead of crucial clash  THE Lionel Messi of Tunisia taunted Gareth Southgate’s Three Lions, declaring: We will beat you because we’re mentally stronger.Youssef Msakni will not  be on the Volgograd Arena pitch after tearing his cruciate knee ligament in April during a Qatari league match. His cruel KO came just a month after Tunisia coach Nabil Maaloul claimed being without their talisman would be the same as Argentina  losing superstar Messi. But gifted Al-Duhail playmaker Msakni, 27, is such…

A lingering scene

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“Beb Bhar” was in full swing, as always is. Many were on the move, tending to their businesses or so methought; others were strolling about; still some other tourists were standing in reverence, looking at the stupendous “Beb,” taking some snapshots and she was there in the midst of all that hustle, with her back against an about-30-centimeter- street post, her legs thinly covered and her head bent down while stretching her wrinkled and feeble hand. Her frail face was downward most of the time oblivious to the passers-by. She…

Tunisian researcher elected best university teacher in the United States

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Tunisian researcher Marwen Ksantini from Nabeul, 33, was elected the best researcher and university teacher for the year 2018 at the University of Michigan in the United States. The Tunisian teacher has won three out of four awards in the field of scientific research. The first prize was for the proliferation of its productions (at least 100 scientific publications at the best conferences and scientific forums in the world). He also won the award for Best Teacher in Digital Education as he has done a lot of scientific research for…

Rally in Paris in solidarity with victims of Kerkennah boat sinking and their families

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A solidarity rally with the victims of the migrant boat that sank off Kerkannah and their families was organised Friday afternoon at the Fontaine des innocents in Paris (France), on the initiative of more than 40 Tunisian and Maghreb associations. A makeshift boat sank Saturday, June 2, 2018, off the islands of Kerkennah (Sfax governorate) killing 75 people (until Thursday afternoon). 68 people were saved. At least 200 irregular migrants were aboard the boat. Close relatives of the victims and young migrants were present at this rally. They observed a…