Saïed says Tunisia fires and water cuts were planned acts
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on La Presse de Tunisie
President Kaïs Saïed said on Sunday 8 November 2026 in Bargou, in Siliana governorate, that the coincidence between summer fires and water cuts in Tunisia was not accidental, referring to planned acts and confessions by people involved. He promised that the courts would establish the responsibility of those who carried out, ordered and financed them, according to the Tunisian presidency.
During a visit on Sunday 8 November 2026 to Bargou, in Siliana governorate, Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed said that the summer fires and disruptions to the water supply were not a matter of chance. He referred to planned acts and said the courts would establish responsibility, according to a statement from the Presidency of the Republic and a video posted on his official Facebook page.
Kaïs Saïed said that some people involved had made confessions and called for those who carried out, ordered or potentially financed the acts to be held accountable, according to the Tunisian presidency. He also accused networks linked to the former system of seeking to regain their influence by provoking crises linked in particular to water shortages and rising prices.
The Tunisian president called on administration officials to consider themselves «soldiers on the front» and to prioritise action in the service of citizens, according to the presidency. Saïed travelled to Bargou for National Tree Day and took part in a reforestation operation in areas affected by the summer fires.
The visit comes after Kaïs Saïed's visit to Aïn Boussaâdia on 8 November, devoted to commemorating the Battle of Jebel Bargou.
