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Tunisia Partners with Voltalia to Build USD 113 Million, 130MW Solar Power Plant in Gabes by 2027
Tunisia will develop a 130M W solar power plant in Gabès with France’s Voltalia, construction starting 2026 and commissioning by 2027, strengthening the nation’s renewable energy capacity and sustainability drive. August 18, 2025. By EI News...

Tunisia to build 130 MW solar power plant in Gabès with Voltalia
Tunisia is planning to develop a 130 megawatts (MW) solar power plant in Gabès Governorate in the south east, with construction scheduled to start in early 2026, a local Arabic language news website said. The 350 million Tunisian dinars ($113...

WWF Report: Plastic pollution threatens Tunisia’s beaches
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp A report by WWF North Africa, part of the “Adopt a Beach” program, reveals that plastic pollution has reached alarming levels on Tunisia’s coastline during 2023–2024. Data collected by hundreds of volunteers show...

Rain Map: These are the wettest spots in Tunisia
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp According to data published by the National Institute of Meteorology (INM), several regions across Tunisia recorded significant rainfall over the past 24 hours: Graïba: 67 mm Chorbane: 35 mm Aïn Jalloula: 32 mm...

Weather Alert: Severe instability expected this Saturday — here are the affected regions
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp The National Institute of Meteorology warns of significant weather instability this Saturday, August 16, 2025, especially in the afternoon. Thunderstorms are expected in the North, Central, and Southeastern...

Nigeria, China Pledge To Promote Cultural Diplomacy For Sustainable Dev’t
News Investigators/ Nigeria and China have reiterated their commitment to fostering cultural diplomacy as a tool for sustainable development, with both countries pledging deeper cooperation in culture, tourism, and the creative economy. Mukhtar...

Severe thunderstorms and heavy rains expected in several regions of Tunisia
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Tunisia will experience unstable weather this Friday, with passing clouds across the country becoming denser in the north and the eastern regions of the center and south. Thunderstorm cells are expected, bringing...

ITTF-Africa Senior Championships: Tunisia steps in to host Africa’s biggest Table Tennis showdown
In a late but decisive twist to Africa’s premier table tennis calendar, the 2025 ITTF-Africa Senior Championships; originally set for the gleaming BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda, will now be staged in Tunis, Tunisia, from 12 to 19 October. The venue...

Top honour for local climate activist
At just 22, Pietermaritzburg-born Sthuthukile Conco has been named one of the Mail & Guardian’s 200 Young South Africans for 2025, recognised under the Climate Change and Environment category for her groundbreaking work in climate justice. A...

Tunisia – WEATHER: Thunderstorms and rain in these regions
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Thunderstorms, sometimes accompanied by heavy rain, will occur in the center, and locally in the south and northwest, with a risk of hail in limited areas for the remainder of the day and early evening....

Policy briefs” to safeguard agriculture in Tunisia!
The use of alternative pest control methods instead of conventional pesticides is now recognized in Tunisia as a key driver for food security, consumer health, and environmental protection. Tunisian authorities also promote preventive control...

Tunisia – WEATHER: Thunderstorms and sometimes heavy rain in these regions
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp The INM forecasts thunderstorms with sometimes heavy rain tonight in the western, central, and southern regions, gradually spreading to the southeastern regions. Winds will be northerly in the north and easterly...

PH eyes stronger UN cooperation on peace, climate, food security – Marcos
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has expressed his interest in the Philippines’ expanded collaboration with the United Nations on advancing development priorities, especially in climate change, food security, social protection, and lasting peace....

National Blue Economy Workshop in September 2025 – to further strategic sustainable development
The National Blue Economy Workshop will be held in September 2025. The revelation came during the visit last Monday (11 August) by the Tripoli based Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade, Mohamed Al-Hwej, to the headquarters of the United Nations...

Tunisia – WEATHER: Thunderstorms and heavy rain expected in the center and south
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp The National Institute of Meteorology (INM) forecasts thunderstorm cells accompanied by occasional heavy rain and hail tonight in the western parts of the center and south. Winds will blow from the north in the...

PHOTOS: Tinubu arrives Japan for TICAD9 summit
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Tokyo, Japan, for the ninth Tokyo international conference on African development (TICAD9). In a statement, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu’s special adviser on information and strategy, said the president landed in the...

Welcome Rainfall: Uneven Showers Across Several Tunisian Regions
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Over the past twenty-four hours, several parts of Tunisia have experienced varying amounts of rainfall, according to data from the National Institute of Meteorology. Measurements were recorded between 7:00 a.m....

Tinubu arrives Tokyo for TICAD9
President Bola Tinubu arrived in Tokyo, Japan, in the early hours of Tuesday for a series of official engagements. Tinubu was received at the Presidential Wing of the Haneda International Airport, Tokyo, by Ambassador Hideo Matsubara, the...

SETAF-AF civil affairs team drives Tunisia toward premier security exporter status
VICENZA, Italy – U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa’s (SETAF-AF) Civil Affairs (CA) Team Tunisia trained the Tunisian Armed Forces (TuAF) in civil-military operations (CMO) at El Aouina Air Base in Tunis, Tunisia, June 2-13. The...

President Tinubu arrives in Japan ahead of TICAD9 Summit
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu arrived in Tokyo, Japan, early on Tuesday to join other African leaders, international development partners and stakeholders at the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9). The event will be...