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Tunisia intercepts over 200 migrants trying to reach Italian coast

Tunis – Tunisian authorities said on Sunday they had intercepted more than 200 migrants trying to reach the Italian... Read more

22 Nov, 2021

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UN agency evacuates 172 Nigeriens from troubled Libya

Niamey – The UN Refugee Agency said on Friday it had evacuated 172 Nigerien asylum-seekers from Libya, in the first... Read more

6 Nov, 2021

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UN repatriates 91 migrants from Libya to Niger

Misratah – Libyan authorities and the United Nations’ migration agency on Wednesday repatriated 91 migrants to Niger, mainly women and... Read more

4 Nov, 2021

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Tunisia says rescues 125 migrants

Tunis – Tunisia’s coastguard has rescued 125 Europe-bound migrants since Saturday, the interior ministry said. A statement on Sunday said... Read more

1 Nov, 2021

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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

18 Oct, 2021

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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, 2021

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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, 2021

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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, 2021

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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, 2021

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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, 2021