By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Mosaïque FM
Tunisia launched, on 11 September 2026, the implementation plan for the “transition to zero waste” project in Tunis governorate, Tunisia, to combat pollution. The initiative marks the beginning of the national scheme dedicated to this environmental transition, according to Mosaïque FM.
Tunisia and China have launched a project to excavate and promote Carthage’s Punic ports, with topographical surveys and an inventory of the remains. The mission, running from 15 October 2026 to 8 January 2027, brings together researchers, conservators and students from both countries, according to Kapitalis.
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Tunisia received 290,678 Algerian visitors in September 2026, compared with 485,201 a year earlier, a 40.1% decline. The fall reached 32.9% in August and brought the decrease over the first nine months to 6.8%, according to figures from the Tunisian National Tourist Office reported by the Tunisian press.
🇹🇳 Tunisia · Source: Algérie 360 ·
A Tunisian court has sentenced Rachid Othmani and Souheil Chebbi to six months in prison, suspended, after their arrest linked to the 19 September demonstration. Their release was scheduled for 20 October 2026, according to the Al-Soumoud Flotilla Committee, cited by Kapitalis.
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Tunisia plans to raise the share of renewable energy in its electricity mix to 16% in 2027, from 12% in 2026, according to the Ministry of Economy and Planning’s draft 2027 Economic Budget. The programme includes commissioning the 198 MW Khnabna power plant and a 77 MW wind farm, as well as a 300 MW solar power plant with batteries in Kébili, Webdo reports.
🇹🇳 Tunisia · Source: Webdo ·
Tunisia and UK prepare fourth partnership councilTunisia and the United Kingdom want to strengthen cooperation in trade, investment, tourism, agriculture, education and security. Tunisian Secretary of State Mohamed Ben Ayed and British ambassador Roderick Drummond also prepared the fourth session of the Tunisian-British Partnership Council, according to a statement from Tunisia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Morocco’s social priorities in 2027 budget to cost 62 billion dirhamsThe social priorities in Morocco’s draft 2027 finance bill are estimated to cost a total of 62 billion dirhams. Economy Minister Fouzi Lekjaa announced the figure while presenting the budget to both chambers of Parliament, according to LeBrief.The week in Africa
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