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World News

Euroviews. Europe and the West should focus on Africa's climate-affected youth

The people of Africa have been on the receiving end of centuries of exploitation by people from the rest of the world, but perhaps the greatest and most lasting impact will be indirect: climate change, Ivor Ichikowitz writes.

Montenegro

Dutch court blocks migrant returns to Italy, citing rights concerns

The court found that there was a genuine risk the basic needs of migrants, such as shelter, food and running water, will not be available at the camp.

Tunisia

Tunisia: Misleading claims go viral leading to attacks on migrants

The attacks on migrants started after President Kais Saied's remarks caused a wave of racist violence across the country.

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Watch: More than 145 migrants rescued at sea arrive in Lampedusa

Another 149 migrants, including 17 minors, arrived in Lampedusa after being rescued by a patrol boat. Egyptians, Syrians, Bengalis, Palestinians, and Pakistanis traveled on an 11-metre vessel that set sail from Sfax, Tunisia.

8 December 2022

Europe News

Migrants survive sat on rudder as ship arrives in Canary Islands

Historically, the islands have been a popular gateway for African migrants attempting to reach Europe.

29 November 2022

World News

Libyan authorities return illegal migrants to neighbouring countries

Libya has sent over 200 migrants from neighbouring countries back to their homelands, in a rare display of cooperation from the country's divided institutions.

25 November 2022

Italy

Italian police arrests 12 in alleged migrant smuggling ring

A police statement said that the suspects allegedly asked for €3-5,000 in cash per person and had considered throwing passengers overboard in the case of problems along the journey.

18 November 2022

Spain

Spain's government under growing pressure over Melilla migrant tragedy

At least 23 migrants died while trying to cross the Moroccan border to the Spanish enclave in June.

8 November 2022

Spain

Four dead, 29 missing after migrant dinghy found near Canary Islands

The sole survivor has told rescuers that the boat left northern Africa in September with 34 people on board.

Spain

Hundreds of migrants rescued from smugglers' boats in Mediterranean

Open Arms Uno said it had rescued 372 people in total.

19 September 2022

Spain

Police recover bodies of seven suspected migrants off Spanish coast

In the first six months of the year, 978 migrants died or disappeared at sea trying to reach Spain, according to the NGO Caminando Fronteras.

Morocco

Moroccan court sentences 33 migrants to prison over Mellila crossing

The trial is centred on the deadliest-ever crossing attempt between Morocco and Spanish enclaves.

Spain

Two migrants including a child found dead off Spain's Canary Islands

Spanish authorities say the bodies were found on board an inflatable boat near Lanzarote.

Spain

Thousands protest in Spain over Morocco migrant deaths

Thousands protest in Spain over Morocco migrant deaths

Tunisia

Seventy five missing after migrant boat sinks off the coast of Tunisia

Seventy five people are missing, feared drowned, after a crowded boat of migrants sank off the coast of Tunisia on Wednesday morning, with the number of people risking their lives on the dangerous crossing to Europe on the rise.

Tunisia

Three migrants dead and ten missing in shipwreck off Tunisian coast

Officials say the boat carrying more than 50 Tunisian migrants had been trying to reach Europe illegally.

Algeria

Eleven migrants die off coast of Algeria while trying to reach Europe

Five other migrants, including two children, were reportedly rescued from the stricken vessel.

World News

Over 3,000 migrants died at sea on their way to Europe in 2021 — UN

The number of migrants who died or went missing was twice as high as in the previous year, the UN's refugee agency said.

Spain

One migrant dead, 24 missing in shipwreck near Spanish Canary Islands

The Spanish coastguard said they had rescued 36 people from the stricken vessel.