Thousands stuck living in ‘inhuman’ Libya camps

Up to 700,000 African migrants are living in camps in Libya often under “inhuman” conditions, the chairman of the African Union Commission has said.

Moussa Faki Mahamat stressed the urgency of removing the hundreds of thousands of migrants, including women and children, from the camps as he addressed a summit of European and African leaders yesterday.

Migration was a top issue after recent footage of a migrant slave auction in Libya drew global horror and condemnation.

At least 3,800 migrants in one camp in Tripoli need to be removed as soon as possible, Mr Mahamat said. Most of them come from West Africa.

“That’s just one camp,” he said. “The Libyan government has told us there are 42.”