Four dead, 19 missing after Tunisian migrant boat sinks
Tunis – Four Tunisian migrants died and 19 were missing after their boat capsized, a judicial source told AFP, the... Read more
16 hours ago
Women and children in Libya detention ‘at immediate risk’, says UN
Tripoli – At least 1 000 women and children in detention centres in the Libyan capital are “at immediate risk”,... Read more
13 Oct
After deadly shooting, migrants in Libya just want to leave
Tripoli – After escaping, with hundreds of others, from an overcrowded Libyan detention centre where guards shot dead six migrants,... Read more
10 Oct
Guards shoot dead six migrants at Libya detention centre – IOM
Tripoli – Guards shot dead six migrants at an overcrowded Tripoli detention facility on Friday, the International Organisation for... Read more
9 Oct
At least 17 migrants found dead on Libya beach – coast guard
Tripoli – The bodies of 17 migrants have been found washed up on a Libyan beach after their boat... Read more
7 Oct
At least 70 boat migrants from Libya missing in Med, says NGO
Tripoli – Seventy migrants headed for Europe across the Mediterranean from Libya have gone missing, the independent support group... Read more
2 Oct
Senegal navy searches for dozens lost after migrant boat capsizes
Dakar – The Senegalese navy was carrying out a search and rescue mission on Saturday after a boat carrying about... Read more
29 Aug
Morocco’s navy rescues 368 migrants bound for Spain
Rabat – The Moroccan navy this week rescued 368 migrants including three children as they were trying to cross the... Read more
24 Jul
Morocco navy rescues over 300 migrants, including kids, bound for Europe
Rabat – Morocco’s navy has rescued 344 migrants, including women and children, after their makeshift boats ran into difficulty... Read more
16 Jul
Over 60 migrants feared drowned off Tunisia in three days
More than 60 migrants of sub-Saharan origin have been lost at sea off Tunisia since Saturday, after two Europe-bound... Read more
6 Jul
