Over a hundred Sudanese refugees meet tragic ends or go missing following shipwrecks off the coast of Libya.
In the tumultuous regions of Libya and Sudan, the migrant crisis has reached a critical point. As of February 2025, approximately 867,055 migrants from 44 different nationalities reside in Libya, many of them embarking on perilous journeys in search of a better future.
The migration transit route through Libya became prevalent following the fall of dictator Moamer Kadhafi in 2011. Recently, increasing numbers of migrants have been departing from Tobruk, a city in northeastern Libya, with the aim of reaching Greece.
The current conflict in Sudan, which began in mid-April 2023, has left tens of thousands dead and displaced over 13 million people, making it the world's worst humanitarian crisis. Fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the Rapid Support Forces under Mohamed Hamdan Daglo ("Hemeti") has escalated into a major civil war with severe humanitarian consequences. As of 2025, violent clashes continue in Khartoum and other regions, resulting in ongoing attacks, mass displacement, and widespread violations of humanitarian law.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has called for an end to the war in Sudan, citing the dangerous journeys of refugees. The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has not specifically addressed the desperate journeys of Ghanian youth in these given paragraphs.
Tragically, the increased migration from Tobruk has resulted in numerous shipwrecks. The IOM reported another such incident that occurred on Saturday, in which at least 50 people died after a vessel carrying 75 Sudanese refugees caught fire off Libya's coast. The UNHCR announced that only 13 people survived after a vessel carrying 74 people, mostly Sudanese refugees, capsized off the coast of Tobruk on Sunday.
The European border agency Frontex has described the increased migration from Tobruk as "a new migratory corridor". The IOM has categorised the migration route from Tobruk as "one of the world's most dangerous migration routes". However, it's important to note that the European border agency Frontex has not described the increased migration from Tobruk in the current paragraph, and the migration route from Tobruk has not been categorised as "one of the world's most dangerous migration routes" in the given context.
Since the start of the year, 456 people have died and 420 have gone missing on the maritime route from Libya. Despite these tragedies, the IOM has not called for urgent action to end such tragedies at sea in relation to the current paragraph.
The article title suggests a focus on the desperate journeys of Ghanian youth risking death for a future in Europe, but no specific facts about this topic were provided in the given paragraphs. This underscores the urgent need for more comprehensive data and attention to the plight of migrants from various nationalities, particularly in the context of ongoing conflicts and the associated humanitarian crises.
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