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U.S. deportation to Africa alarms rights advocates and African leaders

A recent U.S. deportation of five convicted foreign nationals to the African kingdom of Eswatini has ignited outrage among human rights groups and African leaders. The individuals — originally from Vietnam, Jamaica, Cuba, Yemen, and Laos — were expelled after their home countries refused to accept them. All five have serious criminal convictions, including murder […]

Spain’s Canaries see surge in deaths on top West African migration route via Mauritania

Mauritania has overtaken Senegal as the main departure point for those taking on the perilous Atlantic crossing to the Spain’s Canary Islands, during which more than 5,000 people died in the first five months of this year. 95% of migrants who try to reach Spain by sea do so on Atlantic Ocean crossings from West […]

Algeria: Minister of Industry Cited in “Panama Papers” Scandal

Algerian Minister of Industry, Abdesslam Bouchouareb has been cited in the Offshore Financial scandal revealed on Sunday by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ.) Bouchouareb is so far the only Algerian leader to be leaked. According to ICIJ’s cache of 11.5 million records, the Algerian minister owns an offshore company in Panama known as […]