On December 17, 2010, the Tunisian Revolution began when a young street vendor, Mohamed Bouazizi, set himself on fire after being humiliated by the municipal police of Sidi Bouzid. In Morocco, the monarchy managed to anticipate, absorb, and neutralize […]
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A nation drained: The alarming rise of Tunisian migration among youth
More than 150,000 Tunisians have left their country over the past five years (2019–2024) to settle abroad. This figure is almost double the number of departures recorded during the 2009–2014 period. In 2022, 1,816,833 Tunisians—representing […]
Healthcare Hub: A New Strategic Partnership Between MDI and NYU Urban Lab!
The Mediterranean Development Initiative (MDI) is proud to announce a groundbreaking partnership with the NYU Urban Lab. This collaboration marks a major step toward transforming Tunisia into a regional hub for healthcare innovation and medical tourism, combining regional insight with global expertise. […]
The legal and moral failings of Meloni’s Albania deportation deal
The border externalisation strategy promoted by Italy’s Georgia Meloni government represents a political and legal failure, highlighting the contradictions of a hardline rhetoric against irregular immigration (…)
Tunisia and Italy: the moment of truth
The visit of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to Tunis on Wednesday,...
Why Meloni-von der Leyen’s Strategy on Migrants is a Colossal Failure
This policy of “externalizing” migration controls amounts to directly supporting dictators to do the “dirty work” and becoming the coast guards of the EU in exchange for a disguised rent under the Mattei Plan program, without any consideration for the root (…)
When the EU sponsors dictators: EU migration agreements a springboard for the European elections?
In a process that raises numerous questions and criticisms, the European Union continues its strategy of outsourcing …
The Mattei Plan, a façade partnership conditioned by Meloni’s electoral interests
While Rome aspires to serve as a gateway to European markets for natural gas extracted from Africa, the project is opaque about …
Mattei Plan, Giorgia Meloni’s mousetrap for Africa
The President of the Italian Council, who has invited the continent’s leaders to Rome on 28 and 29 January, promises them …
Italy-Africa Summit: Another facet of migration management?
Rome is today hosting the Italy-Africa Summit, bringing together representatives from more than 25 countries in a context where …
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