A recent dramatic decrease in migrants reaching Europe may be partly explained by payoffs to armed groups in Libya.
In this Q&A, Crisis Group’s Senior Analyst for Libya, Claudia Gazzini, warns about the risks associated with this policy, arguing that while working with armed groups may be necessary in the short term, any durable solution requires putting Libya’s economy and politics back on track.
What are the latest migration figures from Libya?
Italian officials report that the number of migrants and refugees travelling from Libya along the Central Mediterranean route to Europe fell sharplyin July and August 2017 compared to the same period last…