
Tunisian street cleaner Lassad Mejri says life has grown so tough for his family because of the country's dire economy that they prepare just one meal a day, but as government finances falter, there may be worse to come.
Like many Tunisians Mejri, 57, and his wife Elgeya had already been struggling to cope with basic living costs before recent years brought the COVID-19 pandemic, rising global inflation and a crisis in state finances.