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The writer is the editor of The Arab Weekly. He previously served in the Tunisian government and as a diplomat in Washington. ©Syndication Bureau.
What happened to Tunisia? The Arab Spring poster child, where the region’s uprisings began more than a decade ago, is once again mired in political limbo. This time, however, not many seem to care.
The tragic procession of deaths and crushed dreams among African migrants desperate to reach Europe continues with no end in sight. In the first six months of 2022, nearly 1,000 migrants died trying to reach Spain’s Canary Islands, and the ghastly tally grew by three this week, as a trio of migrants from Morocco died in yet another failed crossing. More to the east, 15 migrants were found dead this month on the Libyan Sudanese border at the start of an ill-fated journey toward Europe.
As expected, the publication of Tunisia’s proposed new constitution has not defused political tensions or painted a clearer picture of where the country is heading. Rather, the draft, to be submitted for national referendum on July 25, has only hardened positions around President Kais Saied, who seems unlikely to be distracted from the pursuit of his agenda.
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