Migrant Workers Committee

Boat drifts from West Africa to Brazil with nine dead migrants on board

A boat was thrown by the current in Brazil’s coasts with nine dead migrants from Mauritania and Mali on board, an incident that highlights the hazardous journey facing migrants bound to the Canary Islands. The Brazilian police could identify the identities of the decomposed bodies thanks to documents they had carried. The boat crossed the […]

Morocco emerges as leading solar energy hub, magnet for Gulf investment

Morocco is establishing itself as a premier destination for solar energy investments in the Middle East and North Africa region, according to a new report by London-based research group Bourse & Bazaar. The study highlights significant funding from Gulf investors, including Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala, and Dubai’s AMEA Power, who are […]

African smallholder coffee farmers’ livelihood jeopardized by new EU deforestation law

Many African smallholder coffee farmers are now finding their main source of income in jeopardy after the European Union announced its plan to outlaw products sourced from deforested areas, which, as critics point out, could penalize so-called smallholder coffee farmers in Africa. In 2023, the EU established mandatory rules, known as EUDR, for companies dealing […]