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Tunisian domestic environmental and utility crises

Overview

Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed has addressed escalating environmental and domestic stability concerns. On August 10, 2026, Saïed visited Gabès to inspect industrial pollution caused by the Groupe Chimique Tunisien (GCT). He declared environmental protection a “national question,” stating that the most polluting units would be barred from resuming operations until repairs are completed, while asserting that “our companies and public establishments are not for sale.”

By late August, despite the presidential visit, local representatives reported a lack of concrete progress regarding toxic emissions and phosphogypsum discharge in Gabès. Concurrently, Saïed addressed widespread water and electricity outages across Tunisia, characterizing these utility disruptions as “acts of sabotage” intended to destabilize the nation and incite tension.

Entities

Kais Saied · Gabès · Tunisian Chemical Group · Groupe Chimique Tunisien · Tunisia

Timeline

  1. 1 day ago

    [POLITICS] 5 sources
    Kaïs Saïed addresses utility sabotage and Gabès environmental crisis

    President Kaïs Saïed has attributed recent water and electricity outages in Tunisia to planned sabotage, while residents in Gabès report a lack of progress regarding the region's environmental crisis.

  2. 18 days ago

    [POLITICS] 5 sources
    Kaïs Saïed visits Gabès to address industrial pollution

    Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed visited Gabès to address severe industrial pollution, announcing that the most polluting chemical units will not be permitted to resume operations.

Sources

africanmanager.com · arabnews.pk · napolipiu.com · news.gnet.tn · tunisiaonlinenews.com