Hundreds of Students Fly home from Tunisia after President Kais Saied orders officials to take 'urgent measures' to tackle irregular migration. President Saied claimed that migrants were behind most crime in the North African country, fuelling a spate of sackings, evictions and attacks. The African Union expressed 'deep shock and concern' at his remarks, while governments in sub-Saharan Africa scrambled to bring home hundreds of frightened nationals who flocked to their embassies for help. A group of 135 Malian nationals arrived in Bamako late Saturday, an AFP journalist reported. They were welcomed by Defence Minister Sadio Camara and the minister for Malians living abroad Alhamdou Ag Ilyene, who explained that Mali's government had chartered their plane. The minister said 97 men, 25 women and 13 children had been on board. In Abidjan, a flight carrying 145 passengers also landed late on Saturday. They were welcomed by Prime Minister Patrick Achi and several ministers, an AFP

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