Day: July 10, 2018

Tunisia and Libya bet on new partnership model

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The model of the Tunisian-Libyan partnership, to which the two countries’ officials aspire, will not be completed only by activating the previous joint 80 agreements. Politicians in Tunisia and Libya have understood late that there is no longer time to save the remaining economies of their battered countries, in the dark political conditions, to seize the opportunity to move to the stage of reviving their historic trade partnership in all fields on a sustainable basis to help them end the crisis. While the obstacles are numerous and troubling, the two…

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.…