International Focus

Libya’s southwest region is called the Fezzan and borders Algeria, Chad, and Niger. In 2016, 160,000 migrants passed into the Fezzan region and onto boats bound for Europe and the first half of 2017, 80,000 had traversed this terrain. Borders between the first two aforementioned nations remain severed, yet trafficking flows through a small sliver of land along the border of Niger. Along the Libya’s southwest border with Niger, most drug trafficking occurs in the western corridor through Salvador Pass yet human trafficking crosses into Toummo, Libya, just east of the pass. (Feel free to consult the provided maps at the bottom of the page to help assist with the geography) The Fezzan region is fraught with challenges Economy The feeble economy within the Fezzan region feeds into the robust human trafficking trade. While economic opportunities remain sparse, existing options for locals remain even more diminutive. Agricultural projects and subsidies are embroiled in bur...