Yemen: US Strike on Detention Centre Raises Alarm Over Civilian Deaths and Migrant Safety
A deadly air strike allegedly carried out by US forces has killed at least 68 African migrants and injured dozens more at a detention facility […]
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Tragedy at Sea: Hundreds Missing Off Mauritanian Coast
A devastating maritime disaster has unfolded off the coast of Mauritania, leaving at least 15 dead and over 150 people missing. The incident involved a […]
UN Reports: 16 Fatalities, Including Children, as Asylum-Seeker Boat Overturns Near Djibouti
The UN’s migration agency reports that a boat carrying asylum seekers capsized off the Djibouti coast, resulting in at least 16 fatalities and 28 individuals […]
More than 300 irregular migrants sent back to Nigeria by Libya
The body responsible for combating illegal immigration in Libya, in coordination with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), organized the return of 323 illegal Nigerians […]
Portugal discusses with Angola the recandidacy of António Vitorino for IOM director-general
The Angolan Foreign Relations minister discussed yesterday with the Portuguese ambassador in Angola the reappointment of Portuguese António Vitorino, to the post of director-general of […]
The sea rejects 24 bodies of migrants on the Tunisian coast
The bodies of 24 migrants who drowned after their boats sank off the coast of east-central Tunisia were thrown back into the sea at the […]
Over 30 illegal migrants rescued off Morocco’s northern coast
Moroccan authorities announced that 31 illegal migrants were rescued in the sea north of Morocco, while the smuggler, a Malian national, was arrested. On Monday, […]
EU Announces New €2 Million Assistance for Refugees, Host Communities in Uganda
The European Union’s Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations department (ECHO) confirmed last week fresh funding worth €2 million to the International Organization for Migration […]
South Sudan: vaccination campaigns to reach more than 140,000 people
The United Nations migration agency and its partners are set to begin a second round of an oral cholera vaccination campaign in Malakal and Wau, […]
Climate change could accelerate African migration – UNEP warns
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Regional Director for Africa, Juliette Biao Koudenoukpo on Sunday said Africa will face a surge in internal and cross-border […]