Tunisia president hosted the leaders of Italy, the Netherlands and the European Commission for talks aimed at smoothing the way for an international financial bailout of the increasingly troubled country. Support from Tunisian President Kais Saied is crucial to any European Union deal to curb migration. Saied spoke with families living in the camp, and pleaded for international aid for Africans who converge on Tunisia as a transit point to reach Europe. Stemming migration is especially important for the far-right Meloni, who was making her second trip in a week to Tunisia. Tunisians make up 7% of the total but migrants of other nationalities are increasingly departing from Tunisia rather than Libya.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 11, 2023 15:49 UTC