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Tunisia: refugee ship capsizes

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Over the course of two days, Tunisian authorities battled to save more than 700 illegal immigrants fleeing the war in Tunisia. Their overloaded boat had left Tripoli five days prior to the engine breaking. Immigration is the issue this week and trying to make a living in North Africa isn't easy for Sub-Saharan Africans. And a new TV station has begun broadcasting: Libya Al Hurra or Free Libya TV.


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