The Tunisian president visited Libya on Wednesday 17 March, the first visit by a head of state to the new leaders of the national unity government. During the eight-hour visit, Tunisian President Kais Saied met with Prime Minister Abdel Hamid Dbeibah and then with the President of the Presidential Council, Mohamed el-Menfi. If the Tunisian head of state was the first official host of the new executive, it is Tunisia that made the first concrete gesture. Tripoli announced the return to Tunisia of a group of women and children of suspected Tunisian jihadists, although their return is debated in Tunisia. On the economic front, the President of Tunisia has proposed a joint investment plan to facilitate trade and financial transfers.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 18, 2021 11:37 UTC