https://www.middleeastmonitor.com Latest news from the Middle East and North Africa Tue, 08 Aug 2023 14:19:30 +0000 en-GB Middle East Monitor 30 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1 https://www.middleeastmonitor.com 32 32 116394717 https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20230731-gambia-repatriates-127-of-its-nationals-from-tunisia/ Mon, 31 Jul 2023 19:24:38 +0000 Middle East Monitor https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/?p=656822 Gambian authorities have reportedly repatriated a total of 127 Gambian nationals from Tunisia and Libya over the course of two days, AFP reports. According to the report, authorities in the Gambia repatriated 40 citizens from Tunisia in the night, from Thursday to Friday. Since Tunisian President Saied's xenophobic and racist comments in February, western African countries have been returning hundreds of their nationals. READ: Irregular arrivals up 10% in first half of 2023 The group, who reportedly returned to their home country voluntarily, left Tunisia Thursday evening and arrived in the capital, Banjul, around 2:00 am the next morning, the report added. One day earlier, the West African nation had repatriated 87 of its citizens from Libya, the same spokeswoman […]]]> 656822