Somali boys saved from horrible detention in Libyafrom SAAD MUSE in Mogadishu, SomaliaMOGADISHU, (CAJ News) – SOME 150 Somali migrants, mostly boys, have been repatriated from Libya following several months of confinement in detention centres in the volatile North African country. They are among 300 Somalis who are voluntary returning home after failed attempts to reach Europe via the Mediterranean Sea. Libyan authorities had rounded them up as they attempted the risky journey and later kept most of them held in government-run detention centres. Ali Said Faqi, Somalia’s Ambassador to the EU, retold the migrants harrowing experiences during treacherous journeys through Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan and Sudan as well as detention in Libya. Mark Lewis of the IOM Somalia Support Office said the agency would assist the returnees with vocational training, health, business support and psychosocial aid.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 01, 2018 04:52 UTC