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Hundreds of rescued migrants taken to Italian port

A small number of migrants who were among hundreds rescued in the Mediterranean test positive after tests by Italian authorities.

Libya

Migrant shipwreck off Libyan coast leaves at least 43 dead, says UN

The shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea is the first maritime disaster in 2021 involving migrants and refugees seeking better lives in Europe.

Tunisia

Twenty bodies found as migrant boat sinks off Tunisian coast

Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the Tunisian coast remains a major departure point for migrants and asylum-seekers searching for a better life in Europe.

World

Spain's Canary Islands sees 1,600 migrants arrive over one weekend

There has been a sharp increase in the number of West African migrants attempting to reach the Canary Islands in recent months.

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Spain

At least 140 migrants die off Senegal in deadliest shipwreck of 2020

Around 200 passengers set off in the vessel from Senegal, heading for Spain's Canary Islands, but the boat soon caught fire and sank.

Nigeria

Libya was hell, but for Nigeria’s migrants, home isn't much better

Europe paid over 300 million euros to send people like Evelin back to their home nations. It forgot about her once she was there. As Euronews' repatriation investigation continues, we hear another horrific story from those who took part in the scheme.

Eritrea

Eritrean migrants claim EU voluntary return programme isn’t voluntary

Eritrean migrants on a flight last year told Euronews that they were forced to fly back to Asmara even after they changed their minds. The UN says Eritrea is one of the most repressive countries on earth - so why is the EU paying for migrants to return there?

World News

The EU is paying migrants to go home and stay there. It's not working

A Euronews investigation across seven African states over six months has uncovered massive failings in a programme that has so far paid for 80,000 migrants to go home.

Italy

More than a dozen dead after migrant boat sinks in the Mediterranean

More than a dozen people have died after a crowded boat carrying migrants capsized in the Mediterranean late on Sunday.

Italy

Sea change as Italy allows Ocean Viking migrant rescue ship to dock

Italy's new government may be poised to end Matteo Salvini's hardline stance on migrants.

Greece

Greece sets out new measures to curb migrant flows

More than a dozen boats carrying migrants arrived in Greece on Thursday.

World

Médecins Sans Frontières say migrants onboard 'completely exhausted'

Médecins Sans Frontières says of the 103 children under the age of 18 now onboard, only 11 of them are accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Eritrea

Euroviews. Understanding why Eritreans flee to Europe ǀ View

Since 2003, the [Eritrea] government has forced final year secondary school students - boys and girls - into compulsory military training at the Sawa military camp. They are then channelled into indefinite national service, either in military or civilian roles.

Germany

Dozens of migrants aboard Alan Kurdi rescue ship disembark in Malta

Maltese authorities have allowed 65 migrants aboard the Alan Kurdi rescue boat to disembark.

Libya

Dozens killed in Libya after air strike hits migrant centre

At least 40 people were killed after an air strike hit a migrant detention centre in an eastern suburb of Tripoli.

Italy

'Salvini was right', migrant tells Euronews

Khadim Diop, a 24-year-old from Senegal, gave an exclusive interview to Euronews shortly after the Sea-Watch 3 rescue ship docked in Lampedusa port on Saturday.

World

Madagascar's last erotic sculptor

On this edition of Inspire Africa, Jerry Bambi explores erotic funerary art amongst the Sakalava people in Madagascar.

World News

Fears mount for over 20 African migrants missing in Mediterranean Sea

There are fears that at least 20 migrants from Africa may have lost their lives in the Mediterranean while attempting to reach Spain from Morocco

Spain

Migrant found hiding in vehicle's glove box by border police

A migrant was found hiding in a vehicle's glove box on the border between Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Melilla.

Djibouti

As many as 130 migrants feared drowned in shipwrecks off Djibouti

It is feared that around 130 migrants have drowned in shipwrecks off Djibouti, according to the United Nations migration agency.