Tunisian President Kais Saied has fired Prime Minister Kamel Maddouri less than a year after his appointment, as the country grapples with economic and political crises, further complicated by a growing number of migrants and refugees arriving from sub-Saharan Africa
Saied made the announcement late on Thursday, replacing Maddouri with Sara Zaafarani, an engineer who has been minister of equipment and housing since 2021.
Since his low turnout re-election in 2024, Saied has been struggling to stabilise the country’s economy, amid an atmosphere of political repression following the imprisonment of many opposition figures, as well as businessmen and journalists.
Tunisia’s president has full powers to dismiss ministers and judges.
With Thursday’s appointment, Zaafarani becomes Tunisia’s third prime minister in less than two years, and the country’s second female prime minister in history.
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