Article
August 2024

The Dark Side of Tunisia’s Phosphate Boom

As Kais Saied’s government tries to capitalize on demand for a critical mineral, the country’s environment and Gafsa Valley residents are suffering.   REDEYEF, Tunisia—In Tunisia’s Gafsa Valley, the desert takes on a different guise. Rather than the picturesque dunes..

Article
November 2022

Book review: The future of development in the mining basin after or without phosphate

The same questions arise every time issues related to phosphate, wealth, the mining basin, the 2008 mining basin protests, or disruptions in phosphate production: why does the mining basin tragedy persist? Why do all successive governments before and after January..

Research paper
November 2021

The future of development in the mining basin, after or without phosphate

Study about “The future of development in the mining basin after or without phosphate” in Tunisia

Book
September 2019

Natural Resource Management: Looting, Waste, Clientelism, and Incompetence

How are the natural resources of the countries in our study managed? In addition to gas and oil, Egypt extracts gypsum, marble, cement, and other resources. Morocco has phosphate, marine fishery, and other resources. In addition to the tremendous tourist..