100+ migrants attempt to swim from Morocco to Ceuta overnight
In one of the most chaotic incidents seen this summer, over 100 migrants, including children, attempted to swim to Ceuta,...
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Italy and Tunisia talks target migration and development
Tunisia and Italy continue to showcase their alliance as Tunisian President Kais Saied welcomed Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in...
UK cashes in on Western Sahara with “bare minimum” support
With the UK’s backing of Morocco in Western Sahara prompting dramatic headlines in Rabat, it appeared the deal was a...
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...
UN: 12,338 migrants were stopped at sea leaving Libya in 2025
The UN’s International Organization for Migration, or IOM, reported that by July 12th, 2025, a total of 12,338 migrants were...
Libyan authorities rescue 104 migrants from human traffickers
The Libyan Attorney General announced on July 14th that authorities have freed 104 migrants from a human trafficking network operating...
Greece aims to stem flow of migrants from Libya
Greece is to deploy frigates in the Mediterranean in order to try and stem the flow of migrants from Libya...
Mediterranean: 54 migrants rescued from oil platform
On June 8th, over 50 migrants heading toward the Italian island of Lampedusa were rescued from an abandoned oil platform...
Syria: Refugee camp called “triangle of death” closes
The new Syrian government has closed down the Rukban refugee camp whose poor conditions led to significant criticism, according to...
Spain sees sharp rise in migrant sea arrivals
Spain recorded 61,372 sea arrivals in 2024, marking a 10.3% increase from the previous year. The Canary Islands bore the...
Jean Sovon: Mauritania deports large flow of Sub-Saharan migrants
Hundreds of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa are being detained and deported from Mauritania. Some members of civil society in Mauritania...
US to deport migrants to Libya despite safety concerns
The Trump administration is reportedly planning to charter a series of military flights from the US to Libya in order...
US to consider deporting migrants to Libya
The Trump administration is considering deporting migrants from the US to Libya on chartered military flights, according to Middle East...
National Guard remove migrant camps in Tunisia
Units of the National Guard have reportedly burnt down makeshift migrant camps in the central eastern regions of Tunisia as...
Tunisia reportedly sets fire to migrant camps
Authorities in Tunisia have reportedly set about burning migrant camps in the central eastern regions of the country, according to...
