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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Driven from camp to camp tunisia s migrants still dream of europe | History Defined

A migrant carries his belongings while leaving an informal camp in Al-Amra, on the outskirts of the Tunisian port city of Sfax, on 5 April, 2025. AFP - FETHI BELAID

In eastern Tunisia, near the coastal city of Sfax, hundreds of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa have been forced to move to nearby olive groves after authorities dismantled their camps earlier this month.

It's a familiar cycle – eviction, flight, rebuilding for these migrants, many of whom have travelled long distances from countries across sub-Saharan Africa with one goal – to cross the Mediterranean Sea to reach Europe.

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