Migrant boat capsizes off Tunisian coast leaving 82 feared deadPostedMore than 80 migrants remain missing and are feared dead after their boat capsized off the coast of Tunisia, just days after an airstrike killed 44 detained migrants in the Libyan capital. The migrant route from north Africa across the Mediterranean to Europe has claimed thousands of lives. There has been a significant reduction in refugees and migrants risking the crossing since Italy, backed by the EU, spent millions on strengthening the Libyan coast guard to intercept the boats. By the time he reached the coast, Europe was no longer so welcoming and he was caught by the EU-funded Libyan coast guard and spent 20 months in the detention centre. Led by Italy, the EU has trained and funded the Libyan coast guard despite its record of abuses, and also relied upon militia-run detention centres to lock up migrants indefinitely, fuelling instability.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 04, 2019 21:00 UTC