Tunisian President Kais Saied sparked a wave of xenophobic violence in his country following the incendiary remarks he made at a National Security Council meeting on February 21.
Saied was quoted as saying: “Hordes of irregular migrants from sub-Saharan Africa” had come to Tunisia “with all the violence, crime, and unacceptable practices that entails”.
He continued to say sub-Saharan African immigrants were meant to “change the demographic make-up” and turn Tunisia into “another African country that doesn’t belong to the
