Seven Ethiopian Migrants Die at Sea as Eastern Route Claims More Lives
Seven Ethiopian migrants have died from hunger and thirst during a harrowing seven-day journey across the sea from Bossaso, Somalia, to Yemen, the International Organization […]
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Dozens dead as migrant boat sinks off Yemen, exposing brutal realities of ‘eastern route’
At least 68 Ethiopian migrants have died and 74 remain missing after an overcrowded boat capsized off Yemen’s southern coast, underscoring the deadly risks along […]
Sudanese Army Reclaims Strategic North Kordofan Area Amid Ongoing Clashes with RSF
The Sudanese army and its allied armed groups have recaptured the strategic area of Umm Sumayyah in North Kordofan State from the Rapid Support Forces […]
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 […]
Libya/floods: Death toll in Derna soars to 11,300 – Libyan Red Crescent
The death toll in Libya’s coastal city of Derna has soared to 11,300 as search efforts continue following a massive flood fed by the breaching […]
IOM appeals for $84 million to help over 1 million migrants in the Horn of Africa
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and 47 other partners have appealed on Tuesday Feb. 14 for $84 million to provide humanitarian and development assistance […]
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 […]
Migration: Algerian Regime Expels Syrians & Palestinians to Niger Desert
The Algerian authorities have resumed their witch-hunt against illegal migrants in a cleansing campaign ahead of the 2022 Arab summit they are hosting Nov.1-2 in […]
Gambia blocks all flights repatriating migrants from Europe
Gambia announced that it has blocked all flights to repatriate migrants from European Union countries, a politically sensitive issue in the small West African country […]