By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lapresse
Air links between France and Tunisia carried 3.6 million passengers in 2026, up 4.1% in one year and 35.7% compared with 2019. Tunisia ranked eighth among the destinations recorded by the French Transport Ministry’s TendanCiel indicator, according to La Presse.
Tunisia’s draft 2027 budget provides for 68.9 billion dinars in funding, an increase of 8.4% compared with 2026. The Education Ministry receives the largest allocation, at 9.18 billion dinars, while funding for Industry, Mines and Energy rises by 48.2%, according to the report on the draft budget.
🇹🇳 Tunisia · Source: Lapresse ·
Olive production in Kairouan is estimated at 275,000 tonnes for the 2026 season, equivalent to about 57,000 tonnes of oil and a 4% year-on-year increase. Picking is due to begin on 26 October, according to estimates from the Regional Commission for Agricultural Development reported by La Presse.
🇹🇳 Tunisia · Source: Lapresse ·
The Treasury of the Democratic Republic of the Congo raised $23 million in a foreign-currency bond auction, against $40 million sought, for a coverage rate of 57.5%. All three bidders were served at an interest rate of 8%, with maturity set for 20 October 2028, according to the Finance Ministry.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · Source: Zoom Eco ·
Tunisian dams held 1.075 billion cubic metres of water as at 23 October 2026, a fill rate of 46%, according to Agriculture Ministry data presented by Anis Ben Rayana. Rainfall remains below normal, but recent precipitation has improved inflows.
🇹🇳 Tunisia · Source: Webdo ·
SoleCrypt plans 40 MW AI campus in BizerteAnglo-Tunisian company SoleCrypt has announced an artificial intelligence computing campus in Bizerte, with a planned capacity of 40 megawatts. A first phase of 7 megawatts, equipped with 1,728 NVIDIA Rubin GPUs, is due to enter service in early 2028, according to the company statement presented in Berlin.
Spain supplied Morocco with 161,000 tonnes of diesel in AugustSpain exported 161,000 tonnes of diesel to Morocco in August 2026, while no Moroccan deliveries to the Spanish market were recorded. Spanish exports rose by 94% in one month to their highest level since January, according to CORES data cited by El Debate.The week in Africa
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