HOLD PRESIDENT KAIS SAIED ACCOUNTABLE FOR RACIST ATTACKS ON FELLOW AFRICANS Letter to the African Union demanding for more action to hold President Kais Saied of Tunisia accountable for his racist remarks that have led to attacks on black Africans Delivered to the Chairperson of the African Union Commission. + 60 organisations/movements from more than 30 countries countries in Africa and the diaspora signed onto the letter.

1. 13th
March 2023
The Chairperson
African Union Commission
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Dear H.E Moussa Faki,
HOLD PRESIDENT KAIS SAIED ACCOUNTABLE FOR RACIST ATTACKS ON FELLOW AFRICANS
We the undersigned groups, movements, and organizations in Africa and the diaspora are deeply
concerned about the situation of black Africans in Tunisia following the recent racist remarks
made by the current President of Tunisia, Mr. Kais Saied. While meeting his national security
officials, he said inter alia,
“The undeclared goal of the successive waves of illegal immigration is to consider Tunisia a purely
African country that has no affiliation to the Arab and Islamic nations”.
Since his remarks, fellow Africans have been continuously harassed and attacked in Tunisia,
evicted from their rented accommodation, and threatened. Admittedly, discrimination against
fellow Africans in Tunisia is not new. However, the statements made and the position taken by
President Saied are signs of his intention to institutionalise this hate and racism into national
policy, a dangerous prospect indeed.
We join the African Union, and well-meaning individuals and organizations in Tunisia, the
continent, and Diasporas in condemning President Saied’s racist remarks. As a member of the
African Union, Tunisia, must treat people from any part of Africa - East, West, South, Central, or
North - with absolute equality, respect, and hospitality. While the statement issued by the
Chairperson is commendable, it is necessary to take further action and hold President Saied
responsible for his racist remarks that have put the lives of fellow Africans in danger.
We call on the African Union Commission to:
1. Investigate any cases of abuse suffered by fellow Africans following the comments by
President Saied.

2. 2. Hold President Saied personally responsible for any attacks against fellow Africans in
Tunisia, including threats to life, injury, and death following his remarks
3. Subject President Saied’s conduct to the test of upholding the principles enshrined in the
AU Constitutive Act and the AU Charter on Human Rights.
4. Put pressure on President Saied and his government to guarantee the safety of fellow
Africans living in Tunisia.
Sincerely,
Africans Rising for Unity, Justice, Peace, and Dignity
Contact: Hardi Yakubu, Movement Coordinator, hardi@africans-rising.org
Co-signed by;
Pan-African Lawyers Union The Togolese
Civil League,
Togo
Hope For Street Children
and Vulnerable People
Foundation, Nigeria
Freedom Movement
Uganda
Initiative Pour Le
Développement
Communautaire (IDC),
Senegal
MasterPeace Malawi
Pan-African Peacemaker
Alliance, South Sudan
Liberty32, Madagascar Teaching Artist
Institute, Africa/US
Kongamano La
Mapinduzi, Kenya
Word Smash Poetry
Movement, multi-
country
AfricTivistes, multi-
country
Mzalendo Halisi
Foundation, Kenya
Unique Foundation,
The Gambia
Union Nationale Des
Syndicats Autonomes
Du Sénégal, Senegal
Kumi Naidoo,
South Africa

3. Vision in Action,
Cameroon
MeRepresenta,
Brasil
Institute For Policy and
Development (IPODE),
Malawi
Green And Better
World, Cameroon
Team Courage Kamukunji Youth
Congress, Kenya
PAWA254, Kenya Generation Lead
Zambia (GLZ), Zambia
Ligue Des
Consommateurs Du
Togo, Togo
CRAN - Carrefour de
réflexion et d’actions
contre le racisme anti-
Noir, Switzerland
Associacao
Kubatsira,
Mozambique
US-Africa Bridge
Building Project, US
Ong Femmes Pouvoir Et
Developpement-FEDEP,
Guinea
Mnemty, Tunisia Université Populaire
Africaine (UPAF),
Switzerland
Tribeless Youth And
Red Vests Movement,
Kenya
Tournons La Page,
Global
Association Pour
L’autoproduction Des
Communautes De Base
(Ong Acomb), Togo
Youth Budget Trailers,
Zambia
Peoples Federation For
National Peace and
Development (Pefenap),
Malawi
Jamma Children
Foundation, Ghana
Ableejay National
Movement of Liberia
Bw Nama Development
Trust, Botswana
ATTAC CADTM
Burkina, Burkina Faso
Veille Citoyenne
Togo, Togo
AimRest, Ghana Sauti Ya
Wanawake, Kenya
African Diaspora for
Development, South
Africa

4. Hope Of Africa -
Hofa-Cameroon
SNWOT -
Cameroon
Activista Mpulungu
Chapter, Zambia
Friends of Franbarnie
International, Liberia
Activista The
Gambia
Global African
Sheroes Union,
Africa/US
Governing African
Development,
Africa/US
Collectif Des
Communautés
Subsahariennes Au
Maroc (CSSM),
Morocco
M.A.Afrika,
Cameroon
Surbana Vision Media
and Community,
Eritrea/US
Surbana Vision Media
and Community,
Eritrea/US
Tunaweza
Organisation, Tanzania
Solidarity Health
Foundation, Cameroon
Réseau D’organisations Des Droits
Humains Et D’education Civique
D’inspiration Chrétienne
(RODHECIC