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 […]
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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 […]
Algeria stops 40,000 illegal immigrants per year from reaching Europe persecution
Algerian border guards have thwarted about 40,000 potential illegal immigrants from reaching Europe this year, Director in charge of the migration issue at the Interior […]
Morocco to deport 141 migrants arrested after assault on Melilla fence
The Moroccan government on Monday said it would deport 141 migrants arrested on Sunday as they tried to force their way through the barbed wire […]
Maghreb countries say Migrants’ Reception camps not welcome
Morocco and Tunisia have made it clear that they are opposed to the establishment on their territories of migrants’ reception centers as proposed by the […]
Libya issues arrest warrants for over 200 alleged human traffickers
Libya has issued 205 arrest warrants for Libyans and foreigners suspected of involvement in a smuggling network for Europe-bound migrants, the attorney general’s office said. […]
France to welcome 3,000 refugees from Africa by 2019
France will welcome about 10,000 refugees by 2019, President Emmanuel Macron announced on Monday after meeting with the President of the UN High Commission for […]
Some 170 Illegal Gambian migrants return home from Libya
Hundred and sixty nine Gambian migrants have been sent back home from Libya after their unsuccessful attempt to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Europe. According […]
IOM: Nearly 26,590 African Migrants & Refugees Reached Europe in 2017
A total of 26,589 African migrants and refugees have reached Europe by sea during the first three months of 2017, with over 80 percent arriving […]
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 […]