South Africa has decided to deport 95 Libyan nationals who were arrested at a suspected illegal military camp in Mpumalanga, according to EWN news. The Libyans were detained in July after a police raid on a farm in White River uncovered military tents, training equipment, firearms, dagga, and cocaine.
Earlier, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported that 775 irregular migrants were intercepted and returned to Libya while attempting to cross the Mediterranean to Europe between 4th and 10th August.
According to the IOM’s Libya office, a total of 17,190 migrants have been intercepted and returned to Libya so far in 2023, with 962 recorded deaths and 1,536 missing persons during these attempts. In comparison, during 2022, 24,684 migrants were returned to Libya, with 529 deaths and 848 reported missing.
