African Union to bring 20,000 migrants home from Libya

The African Union (AU) has upped its goal to repatriate stranded migrants from Libya, saying in…

African Union to bring 20,000 migrants home from Libya

The African Union (AU) has upped its goal to repatriate stranded migrants from Libya, saying in…

Spain rescues 250 migrants in Mediterranean

Spanish authorities said they rescued over 250 migrants, including children, on Saturday who were making the…

AU: 3,800 migrants in Libya need urgent repatriation

The head of the African Union’s Executive Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, on Thursday said around 3,800…

EU, UN and African leaders draw up emergency plan for migrants in Libya

The European Union, United Nations and African Union have agreed to an emergency plan to dismantle…

Merkel calls for end to migrants smuggling, slavery

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday stressed the importance of ending smuggling and slavery while creating…

Sharks eat 31 migrants that fell into the Mediterranean Sea 

At least 31 migrants died and 200 were rescued after they were set on by sharks…

3,000 migrants died in Mediterranean in 2017, IOM says

More than 3,000 migrants and refugees have died crossing the Mediterranean in a desperate bid to…

30 migrants dead, 200 rescued off Libyan coast 

More than 30 migrants died and 200 were rescued on Saturday after their boats foundered off…

Police discover 19 migrants in tanker

  By Jite Eriabie  Greek Police have arrested a 57-year-old driver of articulated vehicle suspected of…

Police discover 19 migrants in tanker

Greek Police have arrested a 57-year-old driver of articulated vehicle suspected of human smuggling after they…

Italy apologises for hasty burial of Nigerian women migrants

The federal government says the Italian embassy in Nigeria has tendered an apology for burying the…