About 169 Gambian migrants on Wednesday returned home, after journeying across the Sahara in harsh conditions.…
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2,074 migrants plucked from Mediterranean Sea
An Italian coast guard spokesman said 19 rescue operations by the coast guard or ships operated…
Libyans, aided by Nigerians and Ghanaians, sell migrants as slaves
Hundreds of migrants along North African migrant routes are being bought and sold openly in modern…
100 migrants missing as boat sinks off Libya
Coastguard official on Thursday said that close to 100 migrants were feared missing after their boat…
Nearly 100 migrants feared missing after boat sinks off Libya – coastguard
Close to 100 migrants were feared missing after their boat sank off the Libyan coast near…
One body found as Italy coastguard rescues 1,350 migrants
Some 1,350 migrants were rescued and one body was found during an operation on the central…
IOM expects to fly up to 10,000 migrants out of Libya in 2017
Up to 10,000 migrants stranded in Libya will be flown back to their home countries this…
Somalis fleeing Yemen war caught in nighttime sea attack
Three rockets that fell in the darkness nearby were the first sign of trouble for 150…
128 Nigerians, other migrants drown in Mediterranean Sea in 21 days
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said 128 migrants, comprising Nigerians and other West Africans, died…
Some 146 migrants feared dead after shipwreck, sole survivor says
A rubber boat packed with 147 migrants sank in the Mediterranean and all but one of…
649 migrants drown in Mediterranean in 2017 – IOM
The International Organisation on Migration (IOM) said 128 migrants, comprising Nigerians and other West Africans, died…
1,200 migrants picked up off Libya, heading to Italy
Humanitarian ships rescued almost 1,200 migrants who were crossing the Mediterranean Sea at the weekend on…