Competition for limited resourcesLiving standards in Tunisia are falling, with its own migration statistics testament to a lack of hope. Tunisia has basically become a trap for migrants,” he said. Many are likely sleeping in the fields outside Sfax, or near Zarzis on the Libya border and various other points. Italy and the European Union consistently try to externalise their migration concerns to Tunisia and Libya, urging each to halt the flow of desperate people from their shores. On Thursday, Tunisia’s Interior Minister Kamal Feki met with his counterparts from Libya, Algeria and Italy in Rome to discuss migration.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 10, 2024 15:34 UTC