Q & A: Issandr El Amrani on Tunisia’s Place in North Africa
Issandr El Amrani Issandr El Amrani, North Africa project director for the International Crisis Group, an international conflict prevention NGO, was in Tunis this week with the meeting with Tunisian...
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General Khalifa Haftar. Image credit: Wikimedia Commons As Tunisians look toward presidential and legislative elections this fall, the deteriorating situation in neighboring Libya could exacerbate...
View ArticleSyrian Conflict Drawing in Tunisia’s Youth
Rebels in Syria. Image courtesy Wikimedia Commons “We did not think anything was wrong when Sofien [last name withheld] began praying regularly at the local mosque,” Sofien’s sister-in-law told Tunisia...
View ArticleAsk the Experts: Implications of Tunisia-Libya Border Closures
Customs officer, Ras Jdir border crossing. Image credit: Abdel Aziz Hali Escalating violence across Libya has driven thousands to the country’s shared border with Tunisia. At the Ras Jdir border...
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