The Struggles of the Migrants

While crossing the Mediterranean at least 31 migrants were killed off the coast of Libya. Among those who die are children. Due to the mild weather conditions and calm water, many migrants have been leaving Libya and sailing to Europe. From the shipwreck, about 180 people were rescued from the water. Throughout the week the Libyan coastguard rescued about 250 people and the Italy coastguard rescued 1,100 people. The boat sunk off the shores of Garabulli, 37 miles east of the Libyan capital, Tripoli. The people were taken to Tripoli’s naval base. The “International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Friday that at least 33,000 people are reported to have died or gone missing between 2000 and 2017 - making crossing the Mediterranean the world's "deadliest journey" for migrants”. During this year, about 3000 migrants are believed to have drowned by trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe.

            Most people have been fleeing due to war and famine. Since 2015 more than 1,008,616 refugees have fled from Syria, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Most of those refugees are children.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-42125070

Interesting Facts about Algeria

About 90% of Algeria is desert and is the largest African country and is the ten largest in the world. It has the largest natural supply of gas in the North Africa. In 1830, the French invaded and capture Algeria. Between 1830 and 1872 the Algerian population decreased by about 1/3 because of a disease epidemics and violence. By 1875, the French won the invasion of Algeria, an estimated 825,000 indigenous Algerians were killed. Algeria’s population increased from 1.5 million to 11 million people in 1960. In May 1954, a civil war broke out against the French occupants it was known as the Setif and Guelma massacre. The tensions between the two-population exploded which began the Algerian War. Hundreds of thousands of Algerians were killed and hundreds of thousands injured. In March 1962 Algeria gained complete independence from France. On July 1, 1962, Algeria declared self-determination referendum. There have been reports of violation of media freedom, freedom of press, protest, and assembly. Homosexuality is also illegal in Algeria. If one of capture displaying homosexual behavior they can be sent to prison for two years. Algeria has the highest cost of living in North Africa. “The left half of the Algeria flag is green and the right side is white. There are a red crescent and red star in the middle of the Algerian flag. The green color represents Islam and the white represents purity. The crescent of the Algerian flag has become an Islamic symbol” (Quora).

https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-interesting-facts-about-Algeria

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algeria