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NIAS Area Studies
AFRICA MONITOR
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IN BRIEF
by Anu Maria Joseph
Africa: 30 migrants feared dead after boat capsized near the Libyan coast
On 13 March, BBC reported that more than 30 people are feared dead after a boat carrying migrants capsized near the coast of Libya. Alarm Phone, a humanitarian group said that it had alerted the authorities in Libya, Italy, and Malta, however, the countries refused to take essential action. The Italian coastguard claimed that the boat was in Libya’s coast and the zone was difficult to reach because of bad weather. The Libyan authorities justified that they had no available boats to send. (“Dozens of migrants feared dead off Libya's coast,” BBC, 13 March 2023)