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In Tunisia, the variety of migrants leaving for Italy has elevated because the begin of the yr. Coastguard officers within the southeastern Sfax area say there’s been a 300 % improve in comparison with 2022. The area has over 150 kilometres of shoreline and Sfax can be the nation’s financial capital, however it’s now turn into a hub for crossings for each Tunisians and migrants from sub-Saharan Africa. President Kais Saied’s racially charged speech on February 21 concentrating on Black migrants has pushed extra of them to aim the harmful journey throughout the Mediterranean. Our correspondents report.
