By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lapresse
Tunisia’s Ministry of Agriculture has suspended red coral fishing along all the country’s coasts until 31 December 2026. According to the decision signed by Minister Ezzeddine Ben Cheikh, stricter checks at ports are to enforce this regeneration period and protect coral beds.
Tunisian exports of organic agricultural products generated around 700 million dinars by the end of September 2026, Agriculture Minister Ezzeddine Ben Cheikh announced. Olive oil and dates are the main products, while the European Union remains the priority market, the minister said, according to Lapresse.
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Tunisia’s Education Minister Noureddine Nouri has ordered the expansion and renovation of El Wafa secondary school, which has more than 2,500 pupils in Raoued, as well as the creation of an adjacent school. The measures are intended to ease overcrowding and improve school facilities, according to an Education Ministry statement.
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Tunisia’s Ministry of Agriculture has deployed technical teams to tackle bacterial olive canker after outbreaks were detected in Melloulech, in Mahdia Governorate. The operations began in late September 2026 and include farm inspections, pruning affected trees and disposing of debris by controlled burning, according to the ministry.
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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.
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Tunisian court upholds sentences of up to seven yearsThe Tunis Court of Appeal upheld the convictions of businessman Mohamed Frikha, former minister Abdelkrim Harouni and two former executives of a state-owned oil company. The sentences handed down at first instance range from two to seven years in prison, in a case involving transactions between an airline and the oil company.
Air Algérie charges up to 150 euros for an extra suitcaseAir Algérie charges 60 euros for the first additional suitcase bought more than 24 hours before a flight from France, compared with 80 euros later or at the airport. A second piece costs 110 euros in advance and 150 euros at the airport, according to the pricing schedule presented by Observ’Algérie.The week in Africa
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