Nigeria: Obasanjo Calls for International Efforts to Stop African Youths From Emigrating to Europe

8 September 2015

Abuja — A former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has called on the international community and African leaders to address the factors forcing many youths to embark on the perilous journey to Europe across the Mediterranean.

In a statement he issued Tuesday, Obasanjo said that Western powers should be honest enough to admit that it was partly responsible for the chaotic situation in Libya, the country many used as a route to sail to Europe.

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