IOM Libya, also reports that 514 have died on this migration route, and another 865 migrants went missing this year. Libya is considered one, if not the most common, of the routes of illegal migration to Europe for several reasons. However, he adds that Libya also is a country that has an extended, relatively permeable border to the south, so it is accessible from sub-Saharan Africa. In Libya, she says, migration mostly comes from sub-Saharan Africa and its Gulf of Guinea, and that some migrants also arrive in Libya from neighboring countries. Landau notes that those intercepted at sea while attempting to reach Europe face multiple outcomes depending on where, and who, has intercepted them.

Source: Libya Today November 29, 2022 23:08 UTC