Tunisia and Libya agreed on Thursday to share responsibility for providing shelter for hundreds of migrants stranded for up to a month at their border after dozens died in the desert. Aid groups said three groups of about 300 migrants in total from sub-Saharan African countries remain stranded there in life-threatening conditions. The Libyan interior ministry announced the agreement to “put an end to the crisis of irregular migrants stranded in the border area”. – Racial tensions – In a later statement, it said there were no more migrants stranded at the border following the agreement, adding that joint patrols were being organised to “secure the border”. But AFP journalists and other media reported that about 350 migrants had remained stranded at Ras Jedir in the following weeks.
