TRIPOLI: Five bodies of sub-Saharan migrants have been recovered in a desolate area near the border between Libya and Tunisia, Libya’s interior ministry said in a statement on Monday.
The ministry said the bodies were found during patrols near the border areas with Tunisia between Dahra and Tawilat Al-Rutba.
Dozens of sub-Saharan Africans are stranded near the Libyan border and say that the Tunisian authorities removed them to this border area from the city of Sfax earlier this month.
The Tunisian government then moved them to shelters in two towns, but rights groups said that dozens are still stuck there in very difficult conditions, left thirsty and hungry in an unprecedented heatwave.
Tunisian president Kais Saied in February denounced undocumented sub-Saharan African immigration to his country, saying in comments criticized by rights groups that it was aimed at changing Tunisia’s demographic make-up.
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Libya recovers five bodies of sub-Saharan migrants near border with Tunisia
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Libya recovers five bodies of sub-Saharan migrants near border with Tunisia
- The ministry said the bodies were found during patrols near the border areas with Tunisia
EU warns Yemen developments risk Gulf stability
The European Union said on Wednesday that recent developments in the Yemeni provinces of Hadramout and Al Mahra threaten to bring new risks to the Gulf region.
“The EU calls for de-escalation and avoiding steps that further threaten stability of Yemen and the region,” an EU spokesperson said in a statement.
“The EU reiterates its strong commitment to the unity, sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Yemen, as well as its support for the Presidential Leadership Council and the Government of Yemen,” the spokesperson added.
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