Tunisia has expelled hundreds of Sub-Saharan African migrants to a buffer zone in the border with Libya without due process, Human Rights Watch said. The group includes asylum seekers, women and children in addition to regular African migrants who were abandoned in the buffer zones following a campaign marked by violence, it said. Tensions in Sfax take place as Tunis seeks EU aid to tackle migration. Talks continue between Tunis and Brussels that would provide more than €1bn in EU support for Tunisia’s floundering economy and stem the flow of migration from its shores to Europe. European officials have warned that a potential implosion of the Tunisian economy would result in more migrants crossing the Mediterranean.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 07, 2023 10:14 UTC