Tag: Migration

Boat heading to Canary Islands capsizes, killing at least 69 passengers

At least 69 people have died and many more are missing after…

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EU deal fuelling Mauritania’s abuse of migrants – rights group

Mauritania's security forces have been systematically abusing migrants from other African countries, a…

Bodies of migrants found in Libya mass grave, authorities say

The bodies of at least 28 migrants have been recovered from a…

Born in France but searching for a future in Africa

Menka Gomis was born in France but has decided his future lies…

‘Try or die’ – one man’s determination to get to the Canary Islands

Senegalese farmer Mouhamed Oualy has never been to sea, but he is…

From Ghana to Germany: Tracking down the owner of a lost wallet

The black, weathered, plastic wallet found on the Italian island of Lampedusa…

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Mercy Baguma: Ugandan family want answers from UK

The Ugandan family of Mercy Baguma, who died in the UK where…

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Mustapha Sallah: ‘I almost died migrating to Europe. Now I am warning other Gambians about it’

Mustapha Sallah was in trouble. He had hoped to be in Europe…

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Cardinal Onaiyekan: Nigeria ‘uninhabitable’ for young people

The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja has warned Nigeria's leaders are making the…

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