Burkina Faso moves citizens from Tunisia after racist attacks

African students at a university campus in Tunisia

African students at a university campus in Tunisia on March 13, 2023. There has been a spate of racist attacks after comments by Tunisian President Kais Saied about illegal migration. PHOTO | FETHI BELAID | AFP

Ouagadougou

Dozens of Burkinabe citizens fleeing a surge of racist attacks in Tunisia arrived in Ouagadougou on a government-chartered plane on Wednesday, an AFP reporter saw.