Tunisia and the European Union (EU) don sign one agreement to address “irregular” migration, wey mean say people dey move across borders in breach of di rules. Tunisia don become di main departure point for migrants wey dey try cross di Mediterranean Sea go Europe. Dis don put pressure on di EU, with around 72,000 migrants don make di journey dis year alone, mostly to Italy.

The deal wey dem sign include $118 million (£90 million) to tackle human smuggling, strengthen borders, and facilitate di return of migrants. In recent times, black migrants for Tunisia don face violent attacks as di environment don dey increasingly hostile towards dem.

Tunisia’s President Kais Saied bin accuse di migrants say dem dey participate for one “plot” to change di country’s demographic profile, and e talk say na “traitors wey dey work for foreign countries” dey behind am. However, later on, e deny being racist.