Humanitarian ships rescued almost 1,200 migrants who were crossing the Mediterranean Sea at the weekend on…
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More Nigerian migrants ‘deported’ from Libya
More than 150 Nigerians, some of them in tears, broke out in song as they touched…
Another batch of 159 Nigerian migrants return from Libya
Libyan authorities on Thursday flew home 159 Nigerian migrants stranded after failing to reach Europe, in…
6,000 migrants rescued in Mediterranean as traffic grows
More than 6,000 migrants have been rescued on the central Mediterranean route from Libya to Italy…
6,000 migrants rescued in Mediterranean as traffic grows – IOM
More than 6,000 migrants have been rescued on the central Mediterranean route from Libya to Italy…
‘Aware Migrants’ campaign launches in Africa as arrivals to Italy soar
A campaign to inform would-be migrants in Africa about the dangers of heading to Europe via…
521 migrants die in Mediterranean sea in 9 weeks
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) says 521 migrants, mainly from Nigeria and other West African…
521 migrants die in Mediterranean sea in 9 weeks
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) says 521 migrants, mainly from Nigeria and other West African…
Fighting between Libyan smugglers kills 22 migrants: IOM
Fighting between rival people-smuggling gangs on Libya’s Mediterranean coast has killed 22 people, the International Organization…
‘Migrants rescue efforts encouraging traffickers’
The head of EU border agency Frontex on Monday criticised charities that rescue migrants off Libya,…