Most of them came from sub-Saharan African countries, it said. Xenophobic attacks targeting black African migrants and students have increased across the country since Saied’s February remarks, and many migrants have lost jobs and housing. Since early July, hundreds of migrants have been driven out of Sfax after a Tunisian’s death in an altercation with migrants. At least 1,200 migrants, according to Human Rights Watch, have been taken by Tunisian police during the following days to the desert or perilous areas near the Libyan and Algerian borders. Humanitarian officials have reported at least 25 deaths of migrants abandoned in the Tunisian-Libyan border area since last month.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 06, 2023 17:08 UTC