Each instalment, filmed on a mobile phone and posted regularly on YouTube, packs suspense, adventure and tips for would-be illegal migrants. North African migrants have long shared advice about how to enter Europe and America illicitly. These posts have encouraged hundreds of thousands of north Africans to embark on haraga, or illegal migration. “Claim to be underage, claim to be Libyan and claim to be looking for your father,” suggests a vlogger. Long considered the desperate pursuit of no-hopers, illegal migration is attracting a growing number of the educated and employed.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 23, 2020 14:48 UTC