Syrian man accused of smuggling migrants from Libya arrested
Ayman Al Taleb, has been accused of being involved in a people-smuggling group responsible for helping migrants cross Libya's Mediterranean...
Migration
US paid Eswatini millions to accept deportees
Eswatini, for the first time on record, confirmed on November 18 that it received $5.1 million from the United States...
Almost 25,000 migrants intercepted and returned to Libya in 2025
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) reported that so far in 2025, 24,673 migrants travelling across the Mediterranean Sea have...
42 migrants suspected dead in shipwreck off Libya’s coast
A rubber boat carrying 49 migrants capsized after departing from Libya while travelling through one of the world’s deadliest migration...
Four dead as boats carrying migrants capsize off Libyan coast
The Libyan Red Crescent has revealed that at least four people have died after two boats carrying 95 migrants capsized...
Libya faces global pressure to close migrant detention centres
During a UN Human Rights Council session held on November 11th, several countries urged Libya to close its migrant detention...
Mauritania’s coast guard rescues 227 migrants stranded at sea
On November 15th, Mauritania's coast guards revealed that they had conducted a rescue operation of 227 migrants who were stranded...
Several countries urge closure of Libya’s migrant detention centres
During a UN Human Rights Council session held on November 11th, several countries urged Libya to close its migrant detention...
Libya: 42 suspected dead following migrant boat capsizing
The UN suspects forty-two people have died following a migrant boat capsizing off the coast of Libya, The National via...
Almost 3,000 Malians flee to Mauritania amid jihadist blockades
Between 2,000 and 3,000 Malians have fled to Mauritania in the space of two weeks after their towns were surrounded...
Sudanese refugees strain Chad, UN urges international support
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has spoken about Chad being overwhelmed following the taking in of Sudanese...
Tunisia: Amnesty International condemns migration policy
Amnesty International published a new report condemning Tunisia's treatment of migrants following multiple incidents of human rights abuses that have...
Tunisia accused by Amnesty of widespread human rights violations
Amnesty International spoke on 6th November where it accused Tunisia of committing "widespread" abuse against migrants, including rape and torture....
Tunisia announces deportation numbers for sub-Saharan migrants
On November 4th, Tunisian Foreign Minister Mohamed Ali Nafti announced that Tunisia conducted the deportations of approximately 10,000 sub-Saharan Africans,...
Dutch court tries Eritrean man behind migrant smuggling network
An Eritrean man accused of being involved in a 'brutal' migrant smuggling network has been tried by a Dutch court...
