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Tunisia

Tunisia lies between Libya and Algeria and has a Mediterranean coastline along its north and east. It gained independence from France in 1956.

Tunisia is a North African nation with just under 11 million people. Its capital is Tunis. After French rule, leader Habib Bourguiba promoted a secular government and advanced women's rights. In 2011, its own popular protests against corruption sparked the Arab Spring movement. This is a collection of DW's latest content on Tunisia.

Tunesien | Proteste vor dem Parlament in Tunis

Tunisian protesters vent anger at the police, government 30.01.2021

Around 1,000 people have been arrested since unrest broke out earlier this month in Tunisia over economic hardship worsened by the coronavirus pandemic. Protesters have been demanding the release of those detained.
DW Eco Africa Sendung l Sandrah Twinoburyo

Welcome to a new special edition of Eco Africa 29.01.2021

On this special edition of Africa we take a closer look at the extinction of different animal and plant species from South Africa and Kenya to Tunisia and even Germany and how that impacts biodiversity. 
Tunesien Protest Zusammenstöße

Opinion: Protests in Tunisia come with a bitter taste 23.01.2021

Recent unrest shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone who's followed the country's trajectory. The image of Tunisia as the only "survivor" of the uprisings in the region is misleading, writes DW's Sarah Mersch.
Bild Beitrag Laura Salm-Reifferscheidt | Sickle Cell Disease Image

World in Progress: Treating sickle cell disease 21.01.2021

Sickle cell disease is one of the world's most common hereditary blood disorders. Each year, an estimated 300,000 children are born with it — the majority of them in Africa, but also in India, the Middle East and Mediterranean countries. Laura Salm-Reifferscheidt went to Tunisia to speak to a doctor who wants to make a difference in treating patients.

Impfstoff Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19

World in Progress: Where do we go from here? 21.01.2021

As countries all over the world start vaccinating their populations against the novel coronavirus, will there be enough for everybody? A doctor in Tunisia is trying to make a difference for her patients suffering from sickle cell disease. And: How is Mali faring after the coup this past August?
Tunesien Protest Zusammenstöße

Tunisia arrests over 600, deploys army after violent protests 18.01.2021

Unrest spread across Tunisia after the government imposed an anti-virus lockdown amid economic hardship. Many Tunisians are frustrated by the lack of political reforms a decade after the Arab Spring.
Tunesien Tunis | Proteste & Ausschreitungen

Tunisia: Youths clash with police over economic woes 17.01.2021

Tunis and at least five other Tunisian cities saw violent demonstrations linked to the 10-year anniversary of the Jasmine Revolution that ousted the country's longtime ruler.
Tunesien Tunis | Coronavirus | leere Straße

Tunisians are disappointed, 10 years after the Arab Spring 18.12.2020

Ten years after 26-year-old Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire to protest against the police and sparked an uprising, Tunisia still faces massive economic challenges and is struggling to stay democratic.
Schale mit Couscous

Couscous joins UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list 17.12.2020

Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia and Mauritania's joint entry of couscous has earned a place on the UN agency's list of the world's Intangible Cultural Heritage. It has been hailed as an "example of international cooperation."
Konflikt in Libyen

UN-backed conference is latest effort at peace for Libya 09.11.2020

The first meetings of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum are scheduled to take place in Tunisia in November. Analysts say the foreign backers of the warring sides also need to play their part.
Tunesien Grenzanlage zu Libyen

Why does liberal Tunisia still struggle with extremists? 31.10.2020

Tunisia was an early model of Arab Spring success — yet several perpetrators of recent attacks come from there. Some Tunisians in Europe may be marginalized. In Tunisia, youth are frustrated in the uprising's aftermath.
DW Global Ideas | Tunesien - Blaue Krabbe

Tunisian fishermen serve up a destructive invasive delicacy 21.10.2020

Invasive blue swimming crabs have been causing a nuisance for fishermen in Tunisia, destroying their nets and eating their catch. But now these bothersome crustaceans are helping to put food on the table.

Tunesien Raschid Chiari

Tunisian MP probed for allegedly glorifying beheading of French teacher 18.10.2020

Rached Khiari took to Facebook to defend the decapitation of a history teacher who showed caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed in class. The politician's comments sparked fierce criticism as well as praise.
Algerien Algier Protest zu Gewalt gegen Frauen

North Africa: Rape, assault cases prompt calls to resume death penalty 16.10.2020

After a series of sexual assault and murder cases in Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco, politicians are responding to calls to overturn a moratorium on the death penalty. But experts say that will be hard — and won't work.

Tunesien Proteste in Sbeitla

Tunisians clash with police after man reportedly dies in kiosk demolition 13.10.2020

Protesters pelted police with stones in the provincial Tunisian town of Sbeitla following reports that a man was killed when authorities bulldozed his son's kiosk. Soldiers were deployed to protect key buildings.
Tunesien Sicherheitskräfte

Tunisian policeman killed in Sousse knife attack 06.09.2020

Two policemen have been stabbed, one of them fatally, in the Tunisian city of Sousse. Officers then chased down the three assailants, killing them all. Sousse was the scene of a deadly terror shooting in 2015.
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