When he was appointed prime minister four years ago, Youssef Chahed gave the impression he was a reformist. Conspiracy theories flourish in the murky atmosphere which passes as political life in North Africa’s smallest nation. However, living in Tunisia today on 15 or 25 dinars ($5-8) a day as a majority of the population is obliged to do is simply impossible. The road to democracy is long and arduous: whether the Tunisian political elites have the wit, the ambition, the sheer vision to move ahead boldly is far from clear. ‘Tunisia is the Sick Man of North Africa’ – Opinion by Francis Ghilès – Barcelona Centre for International Affairs / CIDOB.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 03, 2020 11:37 UTC