In early October, an overcrowded boat carrying migrants sank off the Tunisian island of Kerkennah, near the city of Sfax. At least 45 people lost their lives. Many of the victims were from the central town of Bir Ali. Riccardo Fabiani discusses Tunisia's unemployed youth migrating to Europe.
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