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On the edge of Europe: one man’s search for safety

Awadh escaped war in Sudan and endured a brutal journey through North Africa. He is determined to reach Europe

On the edge of Europe: one man’s search for safety
Migrants gather near the Tunisian coast before attempting to travel to Europe | Fethi Belaid/AFP/Getty Images | All rights reserved
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“We crossed Libya, Algeria and Tunisia to find safety,” Awadh said. “All we experienced on the way was death and humiliation.”

Awadh is 28 years old, from Sudan. He’s currently in Sfax, Tunisia, where he has found a job loading bags of concrete on and off trucks on building sites. He came in June. He will leave again as soon as he can.

“I am working to put money aside for a boat,” he said.