The EU supports and finances operations in North Africa to dump migrants in the middle of the desert, an investigation has claimed. Morocco, Tunisia, and Mauritania have been accused of using EU funds to round up migrants and discard them in the Sahara, where they face kidnap, torture, sexual violence and death. The migrants are often left without water, money, phones, or even shoes, in the world’s hottest desert. The practice is carried out in order to deter migrants from going to Europe. The practice is carried out in order to deter migrants from going to Europe Getty

Source: The North Africa Journal May 22, 2024 19:31 UTC