Africa

Tunisia: Black Africans go into hiding as president’s comments prompt arrests and violence

Kais Saied said immigration from other African countries was part of a campaign to change Tunisia’s demographics

A protest in Tunis following president Kais Saied's assertion that immigration by Africans from other countries was part of a campaign to change Tunisia’s demographics. Photograph: Mohamed Messara/EPA
A protest in Tunis following president Kais Saied's assertion that immigration by Africans from other countries was part of a campaign to change Tunisia’s demographics. Photograph: Mohamed Messara/EPA
Sally Hayden
Tue Feb 28 2023 - 18:11 • 3 MIN READ

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Sally Hayden

Sally Hayden

Sally Hayden, a contributor to The Irish Times, reports from Beirut and Africa