The migrants were "found between Friday and Saturday" during a windstorm that had possibly sunken their boat. Most of them came from sub-Saharan African countries, it said. READ | Migrants sleep outside as New York mayor says city is fullXenophobic 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.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 07, 2023 07:18 UTC