Sofian Philip Naceur is a freelance journalist and former Egypt correspondent, now working part-time for the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation’s North Africa Office in Tunis, Tunisia.    

He mostly writes on Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia and migration and EU border externalization policies in North Africa as well as border violence in the region for media outlets in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Tunisia.    

Basic information

Name
Sofian Philip Naceur
Country
Tunisia
City
Tunis
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The Phosphates Paradox

  • Climate
  • Environment
  • Industry

GAFSA – Phosphate rocks, rich in phosphorus, are the basis for most fertilisers. With growing demand for food worldwide and a growing need for fertilizers, phosphates are quickly becoming one of the most disputed minerals. One of the crucial phosphate basins is located in southern Tunisia, and the EU growing fertilisers market is drying up the area.

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