Djibouti migrant boat disaster leaves 139 dead, 84 missing
At least 139 migrants died and 84 remain missing after a boat carrying 305 people capsized off Djibouti’s coast during the night of Thursday, 8 […]
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Dozens Sudanese dead or missing after boat sinks in Mediterranean Sea, as UN warns of Sudan’s ‘epic suffering’
Just as the United Nations has appealed for $4.1 billion to ease ‘epic suffering’ caused by war in Sudan, at least 13 migrants were reported […]
African Union condemns Tunisian president’s hate speech against migrants
The African Union has criticized Tunisia’s authoritarian president and urged him to avoid “racialised hate speech” following his shocking speech directed at migrants from elsewhere […]
UN urges Algeria again to stop arbitrary expulsions of African migrants
The UN has reiterated its call on Algeria to immediately halt summary expulsions of African migrants, as authorities in the North African country continue to […]
Illegal African migrants, worse than terrorists – Israeli PM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the massive arrival of illegal African migrants in Israel is a “worse” threat than that of terrorists in the […]
African Union Urges ‘Slave Market’ Probe in Libya
The African Union on Friday urged the Libyan authorities to investigate “slave markets” of black Africans operating in the conflict-torn nation, after the CNN aired […]
Libyan Coast Guard rescues 900 migrants
The Libyan Coast Guard intercepted boats with more than 900 migrants from Asia and Africa on board boats en route to Europe. “A coastguard patrol […]
Morocco-Spain: Hundreds of Migrants Storm Ceuta Fence to Force Way into Spain
Over 1,000 migrants tried Sunday to climb the six-meter high fence of the Ceuta enclave in their attempt to join Europe. Their attempt was foiled […]
Around 240 Migrants Died in Past Two Days off Libya
Over 200 migrants have been unaccounted for over the past two days after their boats, unfit for the Mediterranean crossing, left Libya shores. According to […]
Libya: Dozens of dead migrants’ bodies gushed out at Sabratha coast last month
More than 120 bodies of illegal migrants trying to join Europe had been collected last month at the Libyan western city of Sabratha, the city’s […]