Tunisia is in the process of signing several agreements with other African countries to encourage the voluntary return of irregular migrants. The announcement was made last week by Secretary of State to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mounir Ben Rjiba, who said that “the number of requests for voluntary repatriation is steadily increasing. Expulsions are increasing as are operations to counter attempts at irregular migration.”
Tunisia to sign accords with African nations for repatriation of migrants
Tunisia will sign agreements with several other African countries allowing Tunis to send back irregular migrants. The government says the repatriations are ‘voluntary’.