Three Libyan Sisters Drown In Migrant Boat In Mediterranean, Rescuers Say
THREE young Libyan sisters have drowned in a rubber boat carrying migrants in the central Mediterranean after waves of up to 1.5m (4.9.
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At Least 35 Migrants Dead Trying To Cross Niger Since January
AT least 35 migrants have died attempting the dangerous crossing of the Niger desert to Libya or Algeria on their way to Europe,.
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At Least 20 Migrants Dead In Shipwreck Off Italy’s Lampedusa
AT least 20 migrants died after a boat overturned in the Mediterranean on Wednesday, with many more still missing, the United Nations High.
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Rwanda Agrees To Accept 250 US Migrants In New Deportation Deal
RWANDA has said it will accept up to 250 migrants from the US in a deal agreed with President Donald Trump’s administration. Under.
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More Than 65 African Refugees, Migrants Die, 74 Missing In Boat Accident
AT least 68 African refugees and migrants have died and 74 others remain missing after a boat capsized off the coast of Yemen,.
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Dozens Of African Migrants Killed In US Strike On Yemen, Houthis Say
AT least 68 African migrants have been killed in a US air strike on a detention centre in Houthi-controlled north-western Yemen, the armed.
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Outrage As France Lawmaker Wants Migrants Deported To Atlantic Islands
A SENIOR figure in France’s main right-wing party has sparked outrage in France by suggesting “dangerous” foreigners who refuse to leave the country.
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Libya Finds Two Mass Graves With Bodies Of Nearly 50 Migrants, Refugees
LIBYA authorities have uncovered nearly 50 bodies from two mass graves in the country’s southeastern desert, in the latest tragedy involving people seeking.
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India Vows Migrant ‘Crackdown’ After US Deportation Flight
INDIA’s foreign minister threatened a “strong crackdown” on illegal migration on Thursday, a day after a US military airplane flew back 104 migrants.
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Vice President Shettima Lambasts Kemi Badenoch For ‘Disparaging’ Nigeria
VICE President, Kashim Shettima has criticised the newly elected UK Conservative Party leader, Kemi Badenoch, for disparaging Nigeria. He stated this on Monday.
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International Organization For Migration Repatriates 180 Nigerians Stranded In Libya
A TOTAL of 180 Nigerians stranded in Libya returned home on Wednesday evening, marking a significant effort to provide humanitarian assistance to those.
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Nearly 100 Ethiopian Migrants Rescued By Police In South Africa
SOUTH African police said they rescued 90 Ethiopian migrants who were being held against their will at a property in Johannesburg. Police carried.
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Nigeria Repatriates 158 Irregular Migrants From Libya
NIGERIA’s Charge’d’ Affaires to Libya, Amb. Mohammed Mohammed on Wednesday announced the repatriation, by the Federal Government of 158 irregular migrants from Libya.
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40 Haitian Migrants Dead After Voodoo Ritual Sets Boat Ablaze
AT least 40 migrants have died after a boat they were travelling in caught fire off the northern coast of Haiti, a UN.
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Britain’s Prime Minister, Starmer Scraps UK’s Rwanda Migrant Deportation Plan
BRITISH Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said he will not continue with the previous Conservative government’s policy to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda,.
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Rwanda Won’t Guarantee How Many Migrants It Will Take From UK
THE Rwandan government won’t guarantee how many migrants it can take from the UK if flights start to depart. Rishi Sunak has promised.
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Nine Migrants Found Dead By Italian Coastguard After Shipwreck
ITALY’s coastguard said Thursday that it had found nine dead migrants, including a child, after their boat was shipwrecked southeast of Lampedusa but.
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UK, Rwanda Eye First Migrant Flights Within Weeks
UK LEADER Rishi Sunak and Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame reiterated Tuesday that they expect Britain to soon start sending undocumented migrants to the.
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Eritrean Migrants Talk Of Harsh Detention In Ethiopia
SOME Eritrean migrants have told BBC Tigrinya that they are among more than 100 people, including 13 children, who have been held in.
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Tunisian Group Accuses Authorities Of Mass Expulsions Of Migrants
MIGRATION activists are sounding the alarm this week about mass expulsions and arbitrary arrests in Tunisia, where authorities are seeing more migrants arrive.