2023-09-02 13:50:58
After the wave of violence and expulsions in the desert of sub-Saharan migrants in early July, Sudanese continue to arrive by land in Tunisia, especially those fleeing the conflict in their country. Many of them end up on the street. As Tunisia has no asylum law, refugees are often left to fend for themselves. Lilia Blaise and Hamdi Tlili went to meet them.
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In Zarzis, in southern Tunisia, a hundred Sudanese live in precarious conditions. They sleep in a roadside construction site. Outside, showers and makeshift toilets have been installed, as well as the necessary to allow them to cook.
“They came on their own, I warned the authorities but it was very hot so I didn’t want to tell them to leave,” says Ali, a resident who allows them to sleep there. “You have to show humanity.”
If Ali and the surrounding residents help voluntarily, this situation remains very precarious for many migrants who do not know where to go. “There is no other solution than support from the NGOs, they have to help us, we can’t stay like that”, confides one of them.
For its part, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees told France 24 “to work in coordination with the Tunisian authorities to provide them with assistance”.
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