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Xenophobic attacks: Cameroon Embassy in Tunisia announces massive repatriation

Cameroon’s Embassy in Tunisia has announced that all Cameroonians in Tunisia who wish to return of home will be repatriated on April 5 at 5:55pm.

The information is contained in a release signed by Cameroon’s Ambassador to Tunisia, Djobo Samuel.

He said the operation has been instructed by President Paul Biya.

According to the release, each passenger (adult and child over 2 years old) is entitled to 2 bags of 23 kg (46 in total) and a cabin bag of 10 kg maximum.

“Children under the age of 2 are each entitled to one piece of baggage weighing 23 kg and another in the cabin of a maximum of 10 kg,” Ambassador Djobo Samuel noted.

The regrouping of the persons concerned will take place at the Embassy, latest 12:30 p.m. for their departure from Tunis-Carthage International Airport.

The repatriation follows numerous cases of racism and violence or xenophobic attacks against blacks in Tunisia.

By Amina Hilda

Mimi Mefo Info (MMI)

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