Libya: Migrant Abuse in Libya Drives African Children Across Sea to Europe - UN

Dakar — "The situation for migrants (in Libya) is very dangerous ... there is an extreme level of violence at the hands of kidnappers"

Facing abuse and violence in Libya, thousands of African children flee to Italy across the Mediterranean Sea, most of them alone and unprepared for Europe, the United Nations children's agency (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.

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