Countries 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, 2022
Countries 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, 2022
Countries 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, 2022
Algeria 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, 2022
Countries 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, 2022
Countries 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, 2022
Countries 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, 2022
Countries Eight migrants drown off Morocco Rabat – Moroccan authorities on Monday retrieved the bodies of eight migrants off the southern shores of the North... Read more 26 Jul, 2022
Countries Dozens of migrants rescued in Nigerien desert, says UN Niamey – A total of 44 West African migrants seeking to reach Libya have been rescued in the desert... Read more 15 Jul, 2022
Countries Morocco intercepts 257 migrants at sea heading to Europe Rabat – Morocco’s navy has intercepted 257 migrants at sea in four days, state media reported Tuesday, two weeks... Read more 13 Jul, 2022