The Latest Breaking News from Tunis

As blistering heatwave hits Tunisia, migrants from sub-Saharan African countries are enduring unbearable conditions.

Migrants in Tunisia’s port city of Sfax who are aiming to make Europe their new home are now sharing the burden and the blame for escalating tensions deeply tinged with racism amid the fears of European leaders who are trying to stanch the numbers of people arriving at their shores

The EU has promised Tunisia $280m in aid. But on the country’s frontiers, refugees and migrants are still stranded.

The International Commission of Jurists says that President Saied is shutting down space for free speech online.

The crossing through the Central Mediterranean to the EU is the most active route this year, border agency Frontex says.

The European Union has signed a "strategic" pact with President Kais Saied to stem the flow of migration to Europe, as well as promoting economic development and renewable energy.

Brussels and Tunis sign ‘strategic partnership’ agreement that aims to combat human traffickers, boost economic ties.

European leaders and Tunisia’s president have announced progress in the building of hoped-for closer economic and trade relations and on measures to combat the often lethal smuggling of migrants across the Mediterranean Sea

Even in defeat the Tunisian tennis player has captured the imagination in a country labouring under authoritarian rule

Tunisia has a complex history with Black refugees and migrants, as well as its own native Black population.

Tunisian officials say at least 15 migrants have been found dead off the country's coast and at its border with Algeria this week