In Libya Black Africans Die At Sea And On Land

One of the untold tragedies of the war Gaddafi is waging against his people is that it has probably cost the lives of more black Africans than it has the lives of Libyans. In the wake of the uprising, most countries removed their citizens from Libya but countries in sub-Saharan Africa did remarkably little. Thus, migrant workers from sub-Saharan Africa have been caught in the war, struggling to save their lives. Their repeated appeal to their countries and to the so-called international community has fallen on deaf ears. They sometimes resort to helping themselves by boarding boats to countries like Malta or Italy and some of these journeys have resulted in the death of hundreds. Thus, black Africans do not only die in the war but also as they struggle to run away from it. As usual, their various governments have been apathetic in their collective silence. Why are black African lives so cheap to the powers that be?