Tunis, Feb 26, 2026 (AFP) - Tunisia court blocks closure of factory blamed for pollution

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2026-02-27

A Tunisian court on Thursday rejected demands to suspend operations at a fertiliser factory, a lawyer told AFP, after thousands of protesters blamed the plant for a rise in health problems. The facility in the city of Gabes emits sulphur gases, nitrogen and fluorine, according to an audit last July for the African Development Bank, which reported "major non-compliance" on air and marine pollution. Mounir Adouni, head of the Gabes bar association......

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