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Brussels is flailing as Sudan’s expanding war triggers new wave of migration

Boats from eastern Libya accounted for over 90% of illegal Mediterranean crossings after Benghazi warlord rekindled ties with Sudanese rebels

Data showing that irregular crossings from Tunisia and Libya fell by 59% to 66,766 in 2024, prompted Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and the European Union to trumpet the success of the bloc’s migration control.

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