Hundreds detained in Uganda amid human trafficking concerns
Ugandan authorities have detained more than 230 foreigners in a sweeping crackdown on illegal migration, officials said, as the government...
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Ethiopia: Trafficking kingpin accused of torture network arrested
Police in Ethiopia have arrested a man accused of leading a vast international human trafficking network that lured thousands of...
Trafficker jailed in the Netherlands for torture of migrants in Libya
A Dutch court sentenced Eritrean human trafficker Amanuel Walid, also known as Tewelde Goitom, to 20 years in prison on...
Dutch court jails human trafficker for migrant torture in Libya
A Dutch court sentenced an Eritrean human trafficker to 20 years in jail on January 27th after convicting him of...
At least 21 migrants found buried at a mass grave in Libya
Libyan security forces found 21 migrants killed and buried at a mass grave in a private farm near the eastern...
Libya Reports Over 37,000 Voluntary Migrant Returns in 2025
Libya has returned more than 37,000 irregular migrants to their countries of origin in 2025 under the Voluntary Return Programme,...
Mauritania: 69 dead along migrant route after tragic boat capsizing
69 people are confirmed dead after a migrant vessel capsized in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Mauritania, according...
Sharp increase in small boats migration from Algeria
The Balearic Islands are facing a dramatic rise in irregular migration from Algeria, with figures showing a 77% increase compared...
A week of hell on the high seas leaves 7 Ethiopians dead
Seven Ethiopians have died on board a vessel bound for Yemen, in what the UN has described as “a week...
Libya hosts migration summit to curb illegal movement
A ministerial summit was held in Tripoli on July 8th, bringing together ministers from Italy, Greece, Malta, alongside EU officials...
Canary Islands and Mauritania meet to discuss illegal migration
Canary Islands President has travelled to Mauritania to discuss the problem of illegal migration, reported by Atalayar on February 19th....
Canary Islands President travels to Mauritania over migration
The President of Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijo, travelled to Mauritania for an official visit on Thursday 20th to address the...
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...
Tunisian authorities rescue 17 migrants following boat accident
17 Tunisian migrants were rescued by Tunisian authorities, and the bodies of two deceased were recovered following a boat break...
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...
