West African immigrants sue Ghana for US deportation deal
A total of 42 deportees were accepted by the Ghanaian government, including a group of 14 West Africans that arrived...
Immigration
Tunisia: Trial of refugee rights activists opens
The trial of activist Mustapha Djemali and 5 others accused of helping and sheltering refugees opened in Tunis, reports The...
US and UK to crackdown on African student visas
The United States and the United Kingdom have ramped up their enforcement of immigration compliance – forcing African students applying...
Australian PM defends immigration amid far-right protests
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has defended Australia’s immigration policies after nationwide anti-immigration rallies over the weekend. According to Algerian-friendly AL24...
Migrants abused in Mauritania amid EU-backed border controls
A Human Rights Watch report released on August 27 details widespread abuses against West and Central African migrants in Mauritania...
EU-funding fuels human rights abuses in Mauritanian borders
A recent Human Rights Watch (HRW) investigation has unveiled a disturbing pattern of human rights violations against West and Central...
US: 630 arrested as Trump federal takeover escalates
630 people have been arrested in the US in line with the Trump administration’s federal takeover of the US capital,...
Sudan’s consulate in Libya announces return scheme for refugees
The Sudanese Consulate in the Libyan city of Benghazi has announced a new voluntary return programme for Sudanese refugees residing...
NGOs grow concerned about Morocco’s treatment of migrants
Migrant dumping, until now often practiced by Tunisia, Libya and Algeria is now also becoming a trend in Morocco, a...
Leaders of Turkey, Italy, Libya meet on migration issues
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hosted a high-level meeting in Istanbul with the Prime Ministers of Italy and Libya’s UN-recognised...
EU and Morocco talk on comprehensive migration partnership
The European Union and Morocco are hammering out a deal focused on migration and border security, as part of efforts...
18 migrants dead and 50 missing after capsize off Libyan coast
On July 29th, the International Organization for Migration reported that at least 80 migrants died on July 26th and 27th,...
Algeria targeted as french far-right intensifies political push
The French hard right and far-right have renewed their attacks on Algeria amid an ongoing diplomatic crisis nearing its first...
Libyan city’s refugee population now matches locals
The Mayor of the Libyan city Kufra, Abdul Rahman Aqoub, has made a statement claiming that the number of refugees...
Two Moroccans arrested in Spain for smuggling migrants
Spanish authorities intercepted a Moroccan fishing vessel on July 23rd, in which they found six undocumented migrants attempting to enter...
