Libya: Hosting or Transit Country for Migrants from the Horn of Africa?

The Horn of Africa highly contributes to regional and global mobility and Libya assumed a pivotal role for Horn migrants over time. Using the estimates provided by the Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, the United Nations Refugee Agency, and the International Organization for Migration, I investigate the relationship between Horn migrants’ incidence and prevalence in Libya since the early 90s to understand if they perceive it as a hosting or transit country. Moreover, I analyse how the interconnection between geopolitics and human mobility have affected Horn migrants’ attitudes and status.