Mediterranean migrants Stories
The three children had left Libya with their mother and brother, hoping to reach Italy. International estimates suggest that this Mediterranean crossi...
Ethiopia imposed a temporary ban on labour migration to the Gulf countries from late 2013 to early 2018 over reported abuses and deaths.
Uganda is now the lastest African country accepting a deal with the US government to take in unwanted migrants, joining Eswatini, South Sudan and Rwan...
Many Western countries have developed new policies that directly or indirectly restrict the opportunities available for migration from Africa.
In a statement on X on Thursday, Uganda's Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary (PS), Bagiire Vincent Waiswa, confirmed the signing of the agreement, wh...
Somalia’s ambassador to Italy, Ibrahim Omar Shegow, said that the incident highlights the risks Somalis face when they attempt irregular sea journeys...
According to the country's State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Uganda, which hosts over two million refugees and asylum seekers, does not have the cap...
The agreement with Uganda is part of a broader push by Donald Trump's administration to expand deportation arrangements beyond Latin America.
According to the IOM, the boat broke down 100 nautical miles into its trip. “The boat is reported to have experienced engine failure 100 nautical mile...
The US State Department has already sent Kigali a list of names for the first batch, with the initial 10 deportees expected to arrive soon, according...
Dozens of bodies have washed ashore in the southern Yemeni governorate of Abyan. Authorities in Abyan are taking part in a search and rescue operation...
Images shared on social media showed the deportees in a remote desert area, surrounded by armed Libyan officers and military vehicles—likely near the...
The Eswatini deportations were preceded by the repatriation of eight individuals from the United States to South Sudan, amid a rampant crackdown on il...
The project will also involve a broad range of stakeholders, including public authorities, to ensure alignment with national labour market needs, poli...
The group blamed the crisis on recent funding shortfalls following the withdrawal of vital humanitarian assistance by the United States and other dono...
Algeria has increasingly become a key transit country for Somali migrants hoping to reach Europe, despite the risks involved in such journeys.
IOM’s search and rescue teams have been deployed to trace victims, while survivors have received urgent medical attention upon disembarkation.
The report notes that the ongoing conflict in Northern Ethiopia is likely to continue to prevent the return movements of migrants stranded in transit...
In comparison, Ghana and Nigeria contribute 3.7 per cent and 4.7 per cent of the applications, respectively.
The decision comes in response to increasing concerns over the dangers faced by migrants, particularly the rising number of Somalis attempting to reac...
The arrests of the suspects, who remain in custody pending arraignment, come just weeks after a Tanzanian truck driver was prosecuted and fined in Zam...
Search operations were underway for possible missing persons, said Houssem Eddine Jebabli, an official in the national guard.
The team is expected to work closely with the U.S. Department of State and the Department of Homeland Security to ensure a "legal, orderly, and dignif...
The International Organisation for Migration said on Monday that the bodies found in two mass graves in Libya bore gunshot wounds.
Libya has become a transit route for migrants fleeing conflict and poverty to Europe via the dangerous route across the desert and over the Mediterran...
Trump has also ordered that birthright citizenship must be limited to the children of certain categories of residents, essentially citizens or those w...
Trump has argued that the push to deport undocumented immigrants is essential for national security and to ensure that US resources are primarily dire...
The plane, which was carrying 88 Brazilian passengers, 16 U.S. security agents, and eight crew members, had been originally scheduled to arrive in Bel...
The Mexican official did not give a reason for the denial of permission to land, while the foreign ministry did not mention the incident.
The Pentagon has said that the U.S. military would provide flights for the deportations of more than 5,000 immigrants held by U.S. authorities in El P...
