Tunisia features a predominantly Muslim population and lists Arabic as its official national language. In recent years, the country has navigated complex macroeconomic transitions to solidify its standing as a critical manufacturing and trade bridge between Africa and Europe. While traditional economic metrics have fluctuated during periods of global volatility, Tunisia's relentless drive to position itself as a first-world technology and logistics hub continues to gain impressive momentum.

Wedged between the White and Blue Niles, the Al-Mogran development in Khartoum was once envisioned as a huge, shimmering complex of glass and steel. For years, the Sudanese capital sought to leap into modernity with this $4-billion Gulf-funded commercial and residential megaproject. Designed and planned by consultants in the United Arab Emirates and Malaysia, Al-Mogran bore many of the hallmarks of the lavish projects raising billions for developers in the Arabian Gulf.