Third migrant death reported at Morocco EU border enclave
A third migrant’s body was found near the Morocco-Ceuta fence in the span of two weeks, indicating repeated deadly attempts...
African migrants
Red Cross: Migrants take longer, riskier routes to Canaries now
Red Cross data found that migrants from West Africa, who take the journey to Europe via the Canary Islands, now...
39 people dead as migrant boat sinks off Gambia’s coast
A migrant boat on the way to Europe had capsized off Gambia’s coast on 31st December, killing 39 people. On...
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...
Number of migrants hosted by Libya increases in 2025
Libya is reportedly hosting 19 percent more migrants within its borders in 2025 compared to the number recorded for 2024,...
Libyan refugees experience widespread abuse in detention centres
The aid organisation, Refugees in Libya, have expressed dismay at the horrific conditions experienced by Libyan refugees and asylum seekers,...
Hafed Al-Ghwell: Algeria enforces Europe’s southern frontier
The migration dynamics between Algeria and Spain are a brutal convergence of geopolitical bargaining, externalised border controls, and human desperation....
Algeria seeking migration agreement with Sahel countries
Algeria's President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said he was in favour of the regularisation of undocumented workers, while Algeria continues to deport...
Tunisia urged to release pro-migrant activists
The families of detained pro-migrant and anti-racism activists who have been imprisoned in Tunisia since May have launched an appeal...
Proposed Tunisian law may legalise forced deportation
Tunisian lawmakers are currently reviewing a new law that would allow the deportation of "irregular" migrants to their home countries....
Seven rescued, 20 missing after migration from Libya
Reuters reports that at least 20 people are missing following a 31st December boat sinking incident en-route to Italy, as...
Canary Islands migrant crisis is ‘unsustainable’
Following a record-breaking year of migrant arrivals, President Fernando Clavijo, announced that the current Canary Islands migrant crisis was 'unsustainable'...
Libya repatriates 174 irregular migrants to Nigeria
Libyan authorities have continued repatriations of sub-Saharan irregular migrants, as the North African country struggles to contain its illicit people...
Tunisia: Italy PM talks migration in state visit
Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni praised Tunisia and her country’s shared priorities on fighting human trafficking and repatriating African migrants...
Two dead in Canaries migrant vessel tragedy
Spanish authorities rescued 38 people attempting the perilous sea journey to its Canary Islands from West Africa on March 11th,...
