August 10, 2023Tunisia and Libya pledged on Thursday to help around 300 stranded migrants as Tunisia’s racial and border crisis continues. The deal pertains to migrants in the desert area of Ras Jedir who were brought there by Tunisian authorities. However, in February, President Kais Saied ordered security services to crack down on migration, saying the sub-Saharan African migrants are part of a “conspiracy” to change Tunisia’s demographics. Human Rights Watch reported in July that there has been an increase in abuses toward African migrants by Tunisian forces following Saied's orders. AFP reported in late July that Tunisian authorities left hundreds of migrants at the border in recent weeks.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 11, 2023 07:05 UTC