ONE WAY RIDE

From late 2022 to the present, the number of migrants deciding to leave Tunisia has exceeded the number of departures recorded from Libya. Tunisia is no longer just a country of departure, but increasingly also a country of arrival or hub for desperate people from the rest of Africa.

From late 2022 to the present, the number of migrants deciding to leave Tunisia has exceeded the number of departures recorded from Libya.
Tunisia is no longer just a country of departure, but increasingly also a country of arrival or hub for desperate people from the rest of Africa.
After a journey on foot through Libya, the new route to Europe passes through Zarzis, Sfax and El Amra, the closest point for the journey to Lampedusa.
White beaches and olive fields show biblical scenes, uninterrupted encampments of people waiting to be able to board makeshift boats to reach the "Promised Land" .
The country's shores are littered with boats seized and sunk by the Tunisian Coast Guard in an attempt to stop the departures.