“The past couple of years have seen a sharp rise in arrivals of migrants from Tunisia, especially to Italy. Even as Europe has been very vocal in condemning Saied’s actions, it also has a great interest in keeping Tunisia as an ally. As for President Saied, this is a great opportunity to both gain international legitimacy and receive monetary aid despite condemnation. But Armin Osmanovic, regional representative of North Africa at Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung based in Tunis, believes that the plan will not serve to stop migration. Migration routes will change, but we can’t stop people, we only contribute to more suffering somewhere else,” he said.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 25, 2023 16:57 UTC