Egyptian, Chadian and Sudanese migrants expelled from Libya to their home countries

 

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On Thursday November 24, Libyan authorities expelled over 200 migrants who had entered their country illegally.

They were mostly citizens from Egypt, Chad and Sudan attempting to cross the Mediterranean path to Europe

The men, dressed in differing tracksuits in order to identify their nationalities, were handed cookies , milk and bottles of water by the police in Tripoli, and were later driven to border crossings back to their home country.

Staff of Embassies from the migrants' home nations watched the process. The returnees includes "105 Egyptians, 101 Chadians and 20 Sudanese".

Libya has been an easy pass-way to Europe and is a much travelled by people seeking escape from conflict and poverty across the African continent, others are seeking refuge across the Mediterranean in Europe.

Most of these migrants enter via the country's vast southern borders in the Sahara desert.

The United Nations had in the past
handled the repatriations, but a deal between Libyan authorities in the west, east and south has enabled the Interior Ministry's agency tackling illegal migration to  work across the country