We want the human rights of refugees to be protected and the terrible deaths on the Mediterranean to stop." As well as working to reduce migrant flows from Tunisia, European authorities are also offering aid to stabilize the North African country, which is in the midst of its deepest economic crisis in a generation. Darmanin, the French minister, did not detail his objectives for the trip to Tunisia in advance. But his ministry confirmed planned meetings on Monday for Darmanin and Faeser with their Tunisian counterpart and with Saied. ___Follow AP’s coverage of migration issues at https://apnews.com/hub/migration

Source: The North Africa Journal June 18, 2023 12:38 UTC