Tunisia's summer of discontent

Tunisia's summer of discontent Submitted by Faisal Edroos on Mon, 08/31/2026 - 12:00 Rolling blackouts plunged entire neighbourhoods into darkness with water shortages sparking fights and raids on supply trucks. With prices rising and jobs scarce, Tunisia's economic malaise is hitting people where it hurts the most Across Tunisia, the question this summer was brutally simple: when will the electricity cut out? For some, the answer was a few times a day, mainly in the dead of the night.