Tunisia took down another refugee camp on Friday with 1,500 people living there without papers. Police cleared the fifth camp in recent months from the coastal area near Sfax. Officials said the camp sat on private land and caused no major health or environmental problems.
The National Guard helped over 4,000 refugees return home to their countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Tunisia worked with the International Organization for Migration to arrange the trips back. Police gave travel tickets to refugees who had proper documents and wanted to leave.
Authorities plan to keep breaking up these camps across the country. Officials said they coordinate directly with other nations to send people back without waiting for international groups to help. Refugees can call security centers when they want to return home.
Back in April, police dismantled two other camps in Sfax that housed about 3,000 people from African countries south of the Sahara Desert. Most refugees try to reach Europe through Tunisia's coastline. The camps often grow quickly as people wait for chances to cross the Mediterranean Sea.
European leaders met in Rome on World Refugee Day to discuss migration from Africa. They signed three development projects worth 1.2 billion euros to reduce the number of people leaving Africa for Europe. Tunisia agreed last year to control migration in exchange for money from the European Union.
The National Guard helped over 4,000 refugees return home to their countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Tunisia worked with the International Organization for Migration to arrange the trips back. Police gave travel tickets to refugees who had proper documents and wanted to leave.
Authorities plan to keep breaking up these camps across the country. Officials said they coordinate directly with other nations to send people back without waiting for international groups to help. Refugees can call security centers when they want to return home.
Back in April, police dismantled two other camps in Sfax that housed about 3,000 people from African countries south of the Sahara Desert. Most refugees try to reach Europe through Tunisia's coastline. The camps often grow quickly as people wait for chances to cross the Mediterranean Sea.
European leaders met in Rome on World Refugee Day to discuss migration from Africa. They signed three development projects worth 1.2 billion euros to reduce the number of people leaving Africa for Europe. Tunisia agreed last year to control migration in exchange for money from the European Union.
