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…