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Tunisia says undocumented migrants in the country received $1 billion this year

Tunisia says undocumented migrants in the country received $1 billion this year

UNDOCUMENTED sub-Saharan African migrants in Tunisia received three billion dinars (about $1 billion) in remittances from their countries during the first half of 2023, an official from the national security council said in a meeting late on Friday. President Kais Saied, who chaired the meeting, said, "This figure is shocking and indicates that Tunisia is being targeted." Saied denounced this year's undocumented sub-Saharan African immigration to his country, saying in comments criticised by rights groups that it was aimed at changing Tunisia's demographic makeup. The amount of the announced transfers for undocumented migrants is higher than revenues of the vital tourism…
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COVID slashes Kenyan tourism revenues by $1 billion

COVID slashes Kenyan tourism revenues by $1 billion

KENYA’S tourism sector lost close to $1 billion in revenue between January and October when numbers of foreign visitors fell by two thirds due to COVID-19, the tourism ministry has disclosed. From safaris in the Maasai Mara and other world-beating wildlife reserves to holidays on pristine Indian Ocean beaches, Kenya's tourism industry contributes 10% of economic output and employs over 2 million people. It brought in the equivalent of 163.5 billion shillings last year, and the government had initially expected that figure to grow 1% in 2020. But international visitors fell to fewer than 500,000 in the first 10 months…
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