Local businesses get millions in funding to help create dozens of new jobs
The provincial government is providing millions towards several local manufacturers to support their recent investments in the region.
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The provincial government is providing millions towards several local manufacturers to support their recent investments in the region.
In 2020, the marginalized border area of Tataouine in southern Tunisia was a focal point of social unrest. Protests there were a continuation of the so-called Kamour movement, which began in March 2017 and demanded jobs and regional development for Tataouine as well as the equitable distribution of the region’s oil and gas revenues. In June of that year, protesters and the government reached an agreement that guaranteed the creation of jobs and a regional development fund. Throughout 2020, however, the protesters were still demanding that the terms of the 2017 agreement be implemented. The ...