Tunisia region at heart of revolution waits to reap rewards
Residents walk past graffiti in Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia, Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. Hundreds of desperate Tunisians have set themselves on fire in the past 10 years in an act of protest, following the example of 26-year-old fruit seller Mohammed Bouazizi, whose self-immolation in 2010 led to the downfall of Tunisia’s dictator of 23 years. His public suicide unleashed the Arab Spring uprisings and a decade of crackdowns and civil wars across the region. (AP Photo/Riadh Dridi)

Residents walk past graffiti in Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia, Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. Hundreds of desperate Tunisians have set themselves on fire in the past 10 years in an act of protest, following the example of 26-year-old fruit seller Mohammed Bouazizi, whose self-immolation in 2010 led to the downfall of Tunisia’s dictator of 23 years. His public suicide unleashed the Arab Spring uprisings and a decade of crackdowns and civil wars across the region. (AP Photo/Riadh Dridi)

Dec. 17, 2020 01:01 AM EST
A woman picks through garbage in Kasserine, Tunisia, on Friday Dec. 11, 2020. Hundreds of desperate Tunisians have set themselves on fire over the past 10 years to protest police harassment, poverty or the lack of opportunity in the country. They are following the example of 26-year-old fruit seller Mohammed Bouazizi, whose self-immolation in 2010 led to the downfall of Tunisia’s dictator of 23 years (AP Photo/Riadh Dridi)

A woman picks through garbage in Kasserine, Tunisia, on Friday Dec. 11, 2020. Hundreds of desperate Tunisians have set themselves on fire over the past 10 years to protest police harassment, poverty or the lack of opportunity in the country. They are following the example of 26-year-old fruit seller Mohammed Bouazizi, whose self-immolation in 2010 led to the downfall of Tunisia’s dictator of 23 years (AP Photo/Riadh Dridi)

Dec. 17, 2020 01:01 AM EST
The Ennour district of Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia, is pictured Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. Hundreds of desperate Tunisians have set themselves on fire over the past 10 years in an act of protest, following the example of 26-year-old fruit seller Mohammed Bouazizi, whose self-immolation in 2010 led to the downfall of Tunisia’s dictator of 23 years. Bouazizi's public suicide unleashed the Arab Spring uprisings and a decade of crackdowns and civil wars across the region. (AP Photo/Riadh Dridi)

The Ennour district of Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia, is pictured Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. Hundreds of desperate Tunisians have set themselves on fire over the past 10 years in an act of protest, following the example of 26-year-old fruit seller Mohammed Bouazizi, whose self-immolation in 2010 led to the downfall of Tunisia’s dictator of 23 years. Bouazizi's public suicide unleashed the Arab Spring uprisings and a decade of crackdowns and civil wars across the region. (AP Photo/Riadh Dridi)

Dec. 17, 2020 01:01 AM EST
A man pushed his trolley in Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia, Friday Dec. 11, 2020. Hundreds of desperate Tunisians have set themselves on fire over the past 10 years in an act of protest, following the example of 26-year-old fruit seller Mohammed Bouazizi, whose self-immolation in 2010 led to the downfall of Tunisia’s dictator of 23 years. Bouazizi's public suicide unleashed the Arab Spring uprisings and a decade of crackdowns and civil wars across the region. (AP Photo/Riadh Dridi)

A man pushed his trolley in Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia, Friday Dec. 11, 2020. Hundreds of desperate Tunisians have set themselves on fire over the past 10 years in an act of protest, following the example of 26-year-old fruit seller Mohammed Bouazizi, whose self-immolation in 2010 led to the downfall of Tunisia’s dictator of 23 years. Bouazizi's public suicide unleashed the Arab Spring uprisings and a decade of crackdowns and civil wars across the region. (AP Photo/Riadh Dridi)

Dec. 17, 2020 01:01 AM EST
A man rides his motorcycle in front of garbage in Kasserine, Tunisia, on Friday Dec. 11, 2020. Hundreds of desperate Tunisians have set themselves on fire in the past 10 years to protest police harassment, poverty or the lack of opportunity in the country. (AP Photo/Riadh Dridi)

A man rides his motorcycle in front of garbage in Kasserine, Tunisia, on Friday Dec. 11, 2020. Hundreds of desperate Tunisians have set themselves on fire in the past 10 years to protest police harassment, poverty or the lack of opportunity in the country. (AP Photo/Riadh Dridi)

Dec. 17, 2020 01:01 AM EST