As Tunisia votes, coastal Zarzis town's youth dream only of Europe
Families of migrants who drowned stage a sit-in protest outside the local government offices in Zarzis, Tunisia on December 12, 2022. PHOTO | ANGUS MCDOWALL | REUTERS
Tunisia holds an election on Saturday but, in the coastal town of Zarzis, teenager Ismail Challahki and others like him couldn't care less. All they're waiting for is the chance to risk their lives on another smugglers' boat bound for Europe.