Photo : Darrin Zammit Lupi, Reuters
NIAS Area Studies
AFRICA MONITOR
Photo : Darrin Zammit Lupi, Reuters
IN BRIEF
By Anu Maria Joseph
Libya: 60 migrants drowned off the coast of Libya
On 17 December, BBC Africa quoted the International Organization for Migration (IOM) that more than 60 migrants drowned in a shipwreck off the coast of Libya. The vessel left the city of Zuwara with around 86 people on board. The boat carrying migrants was trying to cross the Mediterranean to enter Europe. According to the IOM, more than 2,200 people have died this year while trying to cross the Mediterranean, making it one of the most dangerous routes. (“More than 60 migrants feared drowned off Libya, IOM says,” BBC, 17 December 2023)