However, adds Al Atiya, "there is a concern about the possible spread of infectious diseases such as polio, which was eradicated in Libya in the 1990s". The IOM estimates that around 130.000 Sudanese are currently in Libya, of which around 30 arrived after the start of the conflict in Sudan. The majority of Sudanese migrants interviewed by aid agencies reported arriving directly from Sudan (88 percent), with a minority passing through Chad (9 percent) or Egypt (2 percent). Currently there is no real control of the borders between Libya, Sudan, Chad and Niger, nor a security body that really monitors the situation. Not only that: there are indications that some Libyan security agencies are allowing migrants to pass towards northern Libya, upon payment.

Source: Libya Today June 10, 2024 13:02 UTC