ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF TRIPOLI, Libya: Pato looks at the picture on his phone. The three had become separated on a trek through the desert between Tunisia and Libya on a day in mid-July that changed Pato’s life forever. Pato, Fati and Marie hadn’t had water for 24 hours when they came across a woman and asked for some. “They threatened us with guns.” The weight of grief In the desert, Pato found he had reached his limit. I’d have preferred they found three bodies in the desert.” Pato no longer has family in Cameroon, where he comes from a conflict-ridden area in the south.

Source: Libya Today August 05, 2023 16:16 UTC