African migrants Stories

At least 69 migrants killed in shipwreck off Morocco on deadly route to Spain
Reuters  |  Dec 27, 2024

A record 10,457 people - or nearly 30 people a day - died attempting to reach Spain this year from all routes, according to the report.

State clears passport backlog, opens new offices to ease access for job seekers
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 20, 2024

The government has revealed that it has bought one million passport booklets and recruited 300 new immigration officers to meet the growing demand.

Somalia steps up efforts to repatriate migrants from Libya
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Dec 18, 2024

The Wednesday repatriation flight was the third conducted within the last two months under the Migrant Protection, Return, and Reintegration Programme...

Somali migrants' harrowing journey at sea ends in tragedy
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Dec 12, 2024

One boat carried 37 passengers, mostly women and two children—a two-year-old boy and an eight-year-old girl.

Canary Island, Europe's new migrant hotspot, races to cope with surging deaths
Reuters  |  Dec 07, 2024

Boats have been coming from further away in West Africa, with smugglers packing in up to 300 people on each craft.

Saudi Arabia: ‘Giga-Projects’ built on widespread labour abuses
Human Rights Watch  |  Dec 04, 2024

The report is based on interviews with more than 155 former and current migrant workers and families of deceased workers across employment sectors and...

How journey to French island turned deadly for Somali beauty salon owner
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 01, 2024

Fathi Hussein's attempt to migrate using smugglers ended in catastrophe, leaving her family grappling with unanswered questions.

Illegal migrants surge as Kenya arrests 1,455 individuals in 12 months
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 27, 2024

To address these rising challenges, the Kenyan government has been strengthening its border security and enforcement of immigration laws.

AU, Rwanda, UNHCR to rescue refugees and asylum seekers suffering in Libya
Amina Wako  |  Nov 13, 2024

The worsening security situation in Tripoli and surrounding areas has made conditions in Libya particularly dangerous for refugees and migrants.

Tunisia coastguard recovers bodies of 16 migrants
Reuters  |  Oct 28, 2024

Last month at least 15 Tunisian people died, including three infants, and 10 others were missing after their boat sank off the Tunisian coast.

At least 64 people feared dead in Nigeria boat accident
Reuters  |  Sep 15, 2024

A wooden boat carrying 70 farmers capsized as it was transporting them across the river to reach their farmlands close to Gummi town on Saturday morni...

British terror suspect deported to UK after serving sentence in Kenya
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Aug 10, 2024

Grant had been imprisoned in Kenya since 2011 after authorities discovered bomb-making materials in his apartment in Mombasa, a coastal city in Kenya.

UK's Starmer vows speedy punishment to quell violent protests
Reuters  |  Aug 05, 2024

The violence erupted last Tuesday after social media posts said the suspected attacker in Southport was a radical Islamist who had just arrived in Bri...

Kenya and Nigeria warn citizens about escalating violence in the UK
Mwangi Maina  |  Aug 05, 2024

In contrast, the Nigerian government released a strongly worded statement describing the violence as having "dangerous proportions."

Anti-immigration unrest hits parts of Britain
Reuters  |  Aug 04, 2024

On Sunday, hundreds of anti-immigration protesters gathered by a hotel that has been used to house asylum seekers near Rotherham, northern England.

Deadly Atlantic shipwreck shows victims’ desperation, says UN refugee agency
UN News  |  Jul 26, 2024

Recent months have continued to see a surge in the number of people setting out from North and West African countries, including Senegal, Mauritania,...

Migrants flock to Libya despite lack of law and order
DW News  |  Jul 13, 2024

Human traffickers, militias, mass graves—nnothing seems to discourage migrants from coming to Libya. Observers believe that only international pressur...

Migrants facing violence, deaths on routes across African continent -report
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 06, 2024

Despite commitments undertaken by the international community to save lives and address vulnerabilities, in accordance with international law, the thr...

At least 89 bodies found after migrant boat capsizes off Mauritanian coast
Reuters  |  Jul 06, 2024

Yali Fall, president of the fishing association in the southwestern town of Ndiago, said on Friday the death toll stood at 105 and that locals had bee...

Thirty-eight migrants killed after boat capsizes off Yemen
Reuters  |  Jun 11, 2024

Hadi Al-Khurma, the director of Rudum district said the boat sank before it reached the shores of the Shabwa governorate, east of Aden.

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