The road to Tataouine from the phosphate-producing region of Gafsa was
blocked by young people protesting for jobs and development. I made a
U-turn and headed back towards the west. When I got to Douz, people were
cooking their dinner on open fires: the region had no gas because of
protests two hours away in Gabès; they were demanding the same thing.
The road from Douz to Tataouine was clear, though the petrol stations
were empty because of other roadblocks towards the coast.
A social movement in the region had closed a fuel pipeline valve for 115
days, from 16 July to 8 November, when – having failed to suppress it by
force – the government agreed to their demands for job creation and
investment. When I was there last month, the protesters’ representatives
were meeting with government envoys to discuss the details, alongside
union members and local experts. Galvanised, unemployed youth in other
regions hope to do the same.
https://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2020/december/in-tataouine
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