Funds secured to save hordes of migrants from LibyaFrom AHMED ZAYED in Tripoli, LibyaTRIPOLI, (CAJ News) – SOME 3 800 refugees stranded in Libya are to be evacuated after the European Union (EU) provided funds worth €150 million (R2,15 billion) to that effect. The funding will provide protection and voluntary humanitarian return to 15 000 migrants stranded in the North African country and support them with reintegration assistance in their countries of origin. The new programmes complement ongoing efforts of the EU to protect migrants and provide them with sustainable reintegration options in Libya, along the Central Mediterranean Route and in Ethiopia. “The EU stands by the many African migrants and refugees in need,” Mimica said. Thousands of migrants are stranded in Libya after failed trips to Europe via the Mediterranean.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 28, 2018 05:03 UTC