Morocco sentences 12 more migrants following border tragedy
Rabat – A Moroccan appeals court has sentenced 12 Sudanese migrants to three years in jail over violence in... Read more
24 Sep
‘Stranded’ migrants rescued in Niger desert, says UN
Niamey – A total of 50 West African migrants, including women and children, were rescued in the desert in... Read more
13 Sep
Five die as migrants boat sinks off Libya
Benghazi – Five migrants died and 16 went missing after their boat sank off the coast of eastern Libya... Read more
31 Aug
Migrants face abuse in Libya after EU-backed interceptions
Tripoli – Godwin risked everything for a better life in Europe, but he was detained and ransomed in Libya by... Read more
25 Aug
Jail for 13 migrants in Morocco, says lawyer
Rabat – Morocco sentenced 13 migrants to two-and-a-half years in prison on Wednesday, their lawyer said, following a deadly... Read more
19 Aug
Senegal arrests 143 migrants headed for Europe
Dakar – Senegal’s paramilitary police has arrested 143 migrants in two seaside swoops as they prepared to embark in... Read more
12 Aug
Six migrants die after boat sinks off Algeria, says local TV
Algiers – Six migrants were found dead at sea and others were missing after their boat sank Monday off... Read more
8 Aug
8 months’ jail for 14 migrants in Morocco, says lawyer
Rabat – Morocco on Thursday sentenced 14 migrants to eight months’ jail following their arrest a day before a... Read more
5 Aug
EU drone helps Libya return migrants to ‘abuse’, HRW says
Tripoli – A European Union drone is helping Libyan forces intercept boats carrying migrants in the Mediterranean, who are... Read more
2 Aug
Morocco intercepts more than 350 migrants off coast
Rabat – Morocco’s navy intercepted more than 350 illegal migrants, including four children, in waters off its coast, a... Read more
27 Jul
