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The Tunisian Navy has said that it has rescued more than 100 African illegal migrants who were completely stranded off the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, after the boat they were traveling in from Libya to Europe developed a fault.

The Tunisian Defense Ministry also added that the boat was taken by the navy on the waters near the Tunisian island of Jerba but said it is unclear which countries the illegal migrants come from.

But most African Migrants who normally embark on this dangerous journey are from Sub-Saharan Africa.

African illegal migrants frequently try to reach Europe from Libya’s coast using speed boats, putting their safety at a very high risk.

Due to Libya’s weak security forces, illegal African migrants continue to use the country as their base in crossing from Africa to Europe to seek greener pastures.

The Spanish Interior Minister, Jorge Fernandez Diaz said last month that, pressure on the Ceuta and Melilla enclave has intensified as more migrants try to access Spain and other European countries on the shores of the Mediterranean. He also blamed the increase on the Arab Spring which has left many North African countries weak in their security operations

Around 3,000 illegal migrants entered Spain in the first half of 2013 and data shows double the figure for the same period in 2012. Most came through the Moroccan enclaves.

The Italian government said last year that a total of 42,925 illegal migrants arrivals by sea which is more than three times in 2012 in the country.

The true number of migrants who died attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea from Africa to Europe is not known exactly but in October, more than 400 people were drowned in two shipwrecks near the Italian island of Lampedusa. All of them died.

Issaka Adams / NationalTurk Africa News

Writer’s Email Address: Adamsisska@googlemail.com

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