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New opposition group plans protest in Tunisia after extreme heat-driven power and water cuts

The protest follows record electricity demand, with state utility STEG imposing rationing as blackouts disrupt water pumping and deepen shortages, officials said.

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A summer of extreme heat has left many Tunisians short of water and electricity — and full of anger at the country’s leadership. A protest is expected in the capital Tunis on Thursday by a new opposition collective tapping into the growing frustration. The protest has been called by the Nafas movement, which seeks to bring together political parties and independent figures beyond the North African country’s traditional oppo…

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Winnipeg Free Press broke the news in Winnipeg, Canada on Thursday, August 20, 2026.
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