Type Daily newspaper Language French | Founded 22 March 1988 Ceased publication 2011 | |
Founder(s) Constitutional Democratic Rally Publisher Constitutional Democratic Rally | ||
Le Renouveau was a French language newspaper published in Tunisia. It existed from 1988 to 2011.
History and profile
Le Renouveau was first published on 22 March 1988 as a continuation of another French language daily L'Action which was one of the official media outlet of the now-defunct Neo Destour Party. The publisher was Dar El Amal publishing and the paper was based in Tunis.
Le Renouveau was the organ of the then ruling party, Constitutional Democratic Rally (RCD), which was the successor the Neo Destour Party. RCD also owned Al Hurriya.
Mohamed Nejib Ouerghi served as the editor-in-chief of the paper. The paper ceased publication in 2011 following the removal of the President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.
In 1985 the estimated circulation of the paper was 13,500 copies whereas it was 33,000 copies in 2003.