Tunisia Chedli Boualeg Youssef Chahed (Prime Minister)Beji Caid Essebsi (President) In January 2016, protests erupted in the Kasserine region of Tunisia over unemployment.

These unemployment rates were 30% in the region as compared to the national 15.3%.

[2] In particular, there was high youth unemployment.

The protests consisted of violence against the police and marching on Tunis.

The incidents continued for a week injuring 59 officers and 40 protestors until the government imposed a curfew.