As many as 60 people are feared to have drowned on a vessel carrying migrants…
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FG, IOM evacuate 147 migrants stranded in Libya
The Federal Government, in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), successfully repatriated another…
It’s illegal to return sea migrants to Libya; Italy’s appeals court rules
Italy’s appeals court has ruled that sending sea migrants back to Libya is unlawful, a…
100 migrants dead or missing in Mediterranean Sea — IOM
Nearly 100 migrants have died or disappeared in the central and eastern Mediterranean Sea since…
30,000 migrants crossed English Channel illegally in 2023
The UK Home Office said 2023 saw the second highest number of migrants crossing the…
Lampedusa receives first migrants in a week
A small group of Tunisians arrived by boat on the Italian island of Lampedusa on…
Five migrants killed in boat incident off Greece
Five people including an 11-month girl died Monday and 54 people were rescued when two…
More than 60 Senegalese migrants feared dead on voyage to Spain
More than 60 migrants are feared dead after a Spanish fishing vessel rescued a boat…
Tunisia recovers 901 bodies of drowned migrants
The Tunisian coast guard recovered 901 bodies of drowned migrants off its coast from Jan.…
Spain locates missing boat carrying 200 migrants
A Spanish reconnaissance plane has found what could be a fishing vessel from Senegal with…
242 migrants rescued off Lampedusa island
Italian coastguard has rescued no fewer than 242 migrants, some of whom may be refugees,…
17 migrants dead, 100 rescued as ship sinks off Greece
Greece’s coastguard said 17 migrants died early Wednesday after their boat capsized and sank off…