Food crisis looms over Tunisia
As food grows scarcer in Tunisia, more residents are growing upset at the government's inaction.
TUNIS — A food crisis is looming over Tunisia, where markets are running out of several basic commodities amid the ongoing political crisis between the authority led by President Kais Saied and the political opposition.
As she shopped at a market in the northeastern Ben Arous governorate, Zainab, who declined to share her full name, told Al-Monitor, “Prices have skyrocketed. Most basic commodities that we use on a daily basis have run out. We can’t find sugar, tea, coffee, flour and other such items.”
She added, “The situation is very complicated. The authorities are talking about hoarding and speculators, but we have yet to see them take serious action to stop it. Even well-off families cannot buy anything because they cannot find anything.”
Yahya Marzouki, who owns a food shop in the Ben Arous municipal market, told Al-Monitor, “Today, we merchants are unable to meet the needs of Tunisians, who constantly express their anger at this situation.”
