Congolese-French singer and rapper Gims has announced he will not travel to Tunisia, where he was due to perform at a concert next month, in protest against the treatment of asylum seekers and refugees in the North African country. “Children, women and men expelled from Tunisia to Libya live in inhuman conditions. I cannot maintain my visit to Tunisia, scheduled for August 11th,” the singer wrote on Instagram on Sunday. But this extreme distress is unbearable,” the singer wrote on Instagram. Tunisia has become a major gateway for irregular migrants and asylum seekers attempting perilous sea voyages – often in rickety boats – in the hopes of a better life in Europe.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 31, 2023 18:15 UTC