African emigrants to Italy

African migrants specifically use Libyan coasts to travel across the Mediterranean Sea in large numbers, hoping to land on Italian shores.

[2] The route is dangerous and often unsuccessful; in 2015, 2,000 people died crossing the Mediterranean and the Libyan coast guard intercepted many of the boats transporting the migrants from Africa to Italy.

[3] As of 2016, the European Union had put forth 1.8 billion euros for the entirety of Africa's refugee efforts in Europe.

Italy also has a number of immigrants from Libya (1,819), territories where Italian expatriates had a presence during the colonial period.

The following is a list of notable people of African birth who later immigrated to Italy and resided there, either wholly or at least part time.