2024-03-26 13:59:56
It is a real nightmare that the relatives and friends of Me Kwongang Christian, a Cameroonian student and president of the executive office of the Private University of the Holy Spirit (UPES) in Tunisia, are experiencing. The young man has been missing for several days after going to the Moncef police station to collect his residence permit. An alarming situation which raises fears for the worst in a country where violence against black people is increasing.
An unexplained and disturbing disappearance
According to exclusive information obtained by 237online.com, Mr. Kwongang Christian has disappeared since his summons to the Moncef police station several days ago. Summoned to collect his residence permit, the model student has not given any sign of life since. Despite intensive searches carried out by his relatives and university authorities, he remains untraceable.
« It’s as if he had evaporated.”, one of his comrades from UPES confides to us on condition of anonymity. “ Christian is a brilliant and uneventful student. He had no reason to disappear like that. We are worried to death”. An anxiety shared by the Cameroonian community in Tunisia who fear that he was the victim of a police blunder or worse, of a racist crime.
Tunisia, a hell for black people?
Because violence against sub-Saharan migrants, students or undocumented immigrants, has increased alarmingly in Tunisia in recent months. Attacks, arbitrary expulsions, lynchings: chilling testimonies are pouring in on social networks. At the end of February, President Kaïs Saïed himself made shocking remarks, accusing migrants of wanting “to change the demographic composition » from the country.
A speech which freed racist and xenophobic speech in the country, even pushing the African Union to express its “deep concern”. Many African students, including Cameroonians, have fled the country for fear of reprisals. Those who remain live in psychosis, as the friends of Me Kwongang Christian testify.
Cameroonian embassy seized, UPES in shock
Faced with this very suspicious disappearance, the Cameroonian embassy in Tunisia was seized of the case. According to our information, steps are underway at the highest level to find the missing student and obtain explanations from the Tunisian authorities. But time is running out and each hour that passes increases the anxiety of a disastrous outcome.
On the UPES campus, there is consternation. “Christian is a pillar of our community, a respected and committed student leader”underlines a university official. “His absence leaves a big void. We pray that he is found safe and sound“. A prayer shared by all his loved ones, who hope for a miracle.
This affair also sheds harsh light on the ordeal of black students and migrants in Tunisia. Having become a university El Dorado prized for its low cost, the country is transforming into a death trap for sub-Saharans. It is time for the international community to react before an irreparable tragedy occurs. The life of Me Kwongang Christian and so many others depends on it.