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Africa: EU, Africa Leaders to Speed Up Repatriation of Migrants From Libya
VOA, 1 December 2017
African and European leaders agreed to speed up efforts to repatriate thousands of migrants stranded in Libya, some in unspeakably brutal conditions. Read more »
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Libya: Abidjan Summit - Questions Remain Over How Libya 'Task Force' Will Operate
RFI, 1 December 2017
Questions are being asked about how exactly the UN, the African Union and the European Union will execute the gargantuan task of repatriating as many as half a million sun-Saharan… Read more »
Plans to Speed Up Repatriation of Migrants From Libya
African and European leaders have agreed to repatriate about 3,800 migrants in one camp near Tripoli as soon as possible but AU officials say there are as many as 42 camps across the country, housing up to 700,000 people.
Migrants have gathered in Sidi Bilal because they feel safer as a group (file photo).
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Africa: UN Bid to Improve Migrant, Refugee Response Flounders As Political Will Evaporates
IRIN, 30 November 2017
Stock-taking sessions begin next week on two new international "compacts" Read more »
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Africa: EU, African Leaders Back Migrant Evacuation Plan in Libya As Summit Closes
DW, 30 November 2017
Up to 700,000 African migrants are trapped in detention camps in Libya, the head of the African Union's commission says. EU and African leaders said they plan to devise… Read more »
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Africa: AU/EU Summit - Joint Task Force Planned to Target Modern Slavery
Daily Maverick, 30 November 2017
The African Union, the European Union and the United Nations have agreed to establish a joint task force to tackle the scourge of modern slavery which has been revealed by video… Read more »
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Africa: The AU-EU Summit - Human Trafficking At Top of the Agenda
Daily Maverick, 30 November 2017
Harsh action has been proposed at the African Union-European Union summit to clamp down on human trafficking in Libya. By PETER FABRICIUS in Abidjan. Read more »
InFocus
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The initiative, supported by the Italian government, will facilitate the transfer of thousands of vulnerable refugees. Read more »
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This week's summit of African and European leaders in Abidjan is a chance to find a win-win solution writes Elissa Jobson for the International Crisis Group. Read more »
