Like many black Tunisians, 26-year-old Nebras Magnnah has been fearful since waves of racist attacks targeting sub-Saharan African migrants were unleashed after incendiary remarks by President Kais Saied.
Ever since Saied last month ordered “urgent measures” against sub-Saharan migrants over a purported “criminal plot” to change the North African country’s demographic make-up, Magnnah said she has been insulted on the street.
Magnnah, a college graduate working as a waitress, said the speech “incited physical and verbal violence” with openly racist actions taken without fear of reprisal.
But black Tunisians already faced “everyday racism” she added, describing it as “latent but systematic” and noting they faced “difficulty in accessing high-ranking posts”.
