Every year, thousands of migrants from Africa risk their lives to journey through the continent and then across the Mediterranean Sea.
The journey is long and treacherous and some estimate only half of those who depart actually make it to their destination.
Many head for Lampedusa - Italy's southern most island. Nick Clark reports.
Interview with Newton Kanhema of the Zimbabwe Independence Assistance Network talks about Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's U.S. visit.