Hundreds of migrants stranded on overloaded boats have been rescued by the Italian navy, coastguard and charity shipsTwo thousand migrants have set sail for Europe from Libya in recent days and their number is likely to increase as many flee jihadist attacks in countries such as Mali, the UN has said. Hundreds of migrants stranded on overloaded boats were rescued by the Italian navy, coastguard and charity ships at the weekend. Almost 700 of them were taken to the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa on Saturday. SponsoredCarlotta Sami, a spokeswoman for the UN’s refugee agency, said: “About 2,000 set sail from north Africa in recent days and thanks to jihadist activity in Mali, Niger, Chad, Burkina Faso and northern Nigeria we can expect sailings to increase.”British troops are stationed in Mali to try to suppress jihadist attacks. The sailings threaten to

Source: The North Africa Journal May 02, 2021 23:03 UTC