With the virus on the run, Tunisia reverts to politics as usual
Political infighting leads the prime minster to resign as rifts over religion and democracy, and a crippled economy, take their toll
16 July 2020 - 13:05
Tunis/Rabat — With the help of police robots and camera-carrying drones, Tunisia endured a punishing lockdown that corralled the coronavirus. Now it’s succumbing to a more familiar malady: political infighting that has claimed the prime minister.
The timing couldn’t be worse. Cases of Covid-19 are low but the country’s beaches are all but empty of tourists, and trade has slumped. Talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a new loan are only inching forward, while protests over unemployment target the oil and gas industry, an important generator of foreign currency...
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