This year around 20,000 Africans have been stranded on European shores . Malta is a hub for migrants from Africa trying to reach Europe . Humanitarian groups such the Dutch-based UNITED against Racism , which keeps records on immigration , say thousands of Africans have died trying to cross the Mediterranean and the Adriatic . Thousands of Africans have died trying to cross Mediterranean and Europe .
This year around 20,000 Africans have been stranded on European shores . Malta is a hub for migrants from Africa trying to reach Europe . Thousands of Africans have died trying to cross Mediterranean and Europe .