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Baby among two refugees dead after boat capsizes along Tunisia’s coast

More than 1,800 people have died on the Mediterranean route – the world’s deadliest – double last year’s death toll.

Al Jazeera

More than 2,000 people missing at sea as use of deadliest route to EU doubles

Hundreds dying as route from Libya or Tunisia to Greece or Italy made in unseaworthy, overloaded boats

The Guardian - UK

‘You have to do it’: Refugees in Tunisia undeterred by Lampedusa shipwreck

Despite deaths at sea, refugees in the port of Sfax are still adamant about trying to reach Europe by boat.

Al Jazeera

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ECOWAS activates standby force for a possible military intervention in Niger

Niger's junta announces a new government and reportedly threatens to kill ousted president Mohamed Bazoum if foreign military pressure is used against them, as regional leaders order the deployment of a standby force. Also, Tunisia and Libya split responsibility for hundreds of black African migrants stranded at their shared border.…

France 24

Tunisia and Libya take 276 migrants stranded in desert border region, bring them to shelters

Tunisia and Libya have taken back 276 sub-Saharan migrants stranded in a desert region along the border between the two countries and brought them to shelters

The Independent UK

Italy probes a migrant boat disaster that left 41 feared dead. Four survivors tell a harrowing tale

Prosecutors in Sicily are investigating the capsizing of a boat that left 41 migrants missing in the Mediterranean Sea

The Independent UK

Tunisia, Libya to share responsibility for migrants stranded on border

Tunisia and Libya announced Thursday they had agreed to share responsibility for providing shelter for hundreds of migrants stranded at their border, many of them for over a month.

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8 of the best Tunisia holiday destinations for all-inclusives

From the souks of Sousse to the Mediterranean beaches of Djerba, here’s where to visit for the best all-inclusive holidays in Tunisia

The Independent UK

At least 27 migrants found dead in the desert near Tunisian border, Libyan government says

Libyan authorities said at least 27 African migrants have died in the country’s western desert near the border with Tunisia

The Independent UK

Despite multiple crises, Tunisia’s president still has his supporters

Economic crisis and political repression have pushed many away, but Saied is still backed by some.

Al Jazeera

41 dead in migrant shipwreck according to 4 survivors who set off from Tunisia

Forty-one people are believed dead after a migrant boat capsized off Tunisia

The Independent UK

At least 27 people found dead in desert after expulsion from Tunisia: Libya

Libyan border guards say about 150 asylum seekers cross into Libya every day after being expelled from Tunisia.

Al Jazeera

At least 41 migrants feared dead after boat capsizes near Tunisia

Forty-one people are believed to have died after a migrant boat capsized off the coast of Tunisia, Italian state RAI television reported on Wednesday, citing four survivors.

Radio France Internationale

More than 40 feared dead after boat sinks in Mediterranean near Lampedusa

Four people rescued say vessel had set off from Sfax in Tunisia and had taken on water in stormy conditions

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The Independent UK

Tui sends plane to Africa instead of London Gatwick

Exclusive: Boeing 737 Max was diverted to Tunisia to drop off an aircraft part

Al Jazeera

Tunisia activists appeal jail terms over pollution protests

Dozens residents from Aguereb given prison sentences for demonstrating against a massive rubbish dump in a national park.

The Independent UK

Dozens saved by Italy from migrant shipwrecks; some, clinging to rocks, plucked to safety by copters

Dozens of migrants have been dramatically brought to safety by Italian rescuers as they foundered in the sea or clung to a rocky reef

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Tunisian minister denies expulsion of Black refugees

NGO Avocats Sans Frontieres says Tunisia’s expulsions are illegal, adding to the criticism of the government’s actions.

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The Independent UK

Tunisian minister concedes 'small groups' of migrants were pushed back into desert no man's land

Tunisia’s interior minister has conceded that small groups of sub-Saharan migrants trying to enter the country are pushed back into the desert border areas

Radio France Internationale

Tunisian president replaces prime minister as economy falters

Tunisian President Kais Saied sacked Prime Minister Najla Bouden without explanation this week. He immediately replaced her with former central bank executive Ahmed Hachani who is tasked with overcoming the "colossal" economic challenges the country faces.

Al Jazeera

Tunisian parliament gets defensive after Black refugee treatment criticism

Country’s interior minister has called images of dead refugees ‘fake’, as EU ignores criticism of deal with Tunisia.

Radio France Internationale

EU border agency reports spike in illegal immigration

The European Union's border agency Frontex says that illegal immigration into the EU rose by ten percent in the first half of 2023 compared to a year ago, with Mediterranean routes accounting for most of the arrivals.

The Independent UK

Tunisia's president sacks prime minister, the first woman to hold that job in an Arab League nation

Tunisia’s president has sacked the country’s prime minister, who was the first woman to hold that job in an Arab League nation

Al Jazeera

Tunisia president dismisses Najla Bouden, appoints new prime minister

Kais Saied chose Ahmed al-Hachani to deal with the ‘great challenges’ facing the cash-strapped North African country.

The Guardian - UK

The EU’s fear of migration is back – but a squalid deal with Tunisia is no way to tackle it

Europe needs a humane, pragmatic strategy, not this tried-and-failed tactic of doling out cash to authoritarian regimes, says Nathalie Tocci

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