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Tunisia: Rocky Road for Essebsi’s Economic Reconciliation Project

Mobilisation in streets by political parties and civil society organisations together with deep divisions among political elite and state institutions, especially the justice sector seem to have all convinced President Baji Caid Essebsi that it was wise not to press...

/ October 17, 2015

Libya: Leon Trying to Finish the Job

On 8 October UNSMIL’s Bernardino Leon announced a list of names he selected to form the National Accord Government. The NAG’s Presidential Council would include Faiez Al-Serraj, member of the House of Representatives in Tobruk as prime minister, together with...

/ October 8, 2015

Libya: Controversy in Final Version of UN Dialogue Agreement

On 21 September, Bernardino Leon – United Nations Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) – announced the Final Draft of the Libya Political Agreement. UNSMIL aimed for the Agreement’s ratification by both the...

/ October 5, 2015

Tunisia: Prison Sentence Causes Contention

The sentencing of a 22 year-old man to one year’s imprisonment for homosexual acts has been a source of debate between Tunisian political figures. The sentence, as well as the examination methods used by the prosecution to produce evidence against...

/ September 23, 2015

Libya: Leon: “Our Job is Done”

Leon declared late at night on Monday that UNSMIL’s part of the work was done and that it was up to the Libyan political leaders to accept or reject the final text when they return to a final round of...

/ September 22, 2015

Tunisia: 110 Security Members Terminated

The ministry of interior announced last week that 110 security elements were terminated and around 6 of them would stand trial in court. The ministry spokesperson explained that investigation audits of the rank and file of the police, army and...

/ September 18, 2015

Tunisia: Ennahdha Weighs in First Act of Defiance of Anti-Terrorism Measures

The ministry of religious affairs made a U-turn on its decision to terminate Ridha Jaouadi, Imam of a mosque in Sfax. Many Imams were fired in the aftermath of the Sousse attacks last summer due to their allegedly extremist discourse....

/ September 14, 2015

Tunisia: President Essebsi Compelled to Review Economic Reconciliation Bill

The showdown by the opposition on 11 September in rallies against Essebsi’s proposed economic and reconciliation bill, under consideration in the parliament, seemed to have compelled Caid Essebsi to go back to the drawing board and take into consideration the...

/ September 11, 2015