Tag: migrant
Scams surge as Canada’s immigration doorway to Francophone Africa backfires
A sharp rise in immigration scams is devastating would-be African migrants after Canada’s expanded Francophone Mobility Programme unintentionally opened a door for fraudsters. Originally intended ... Read More
Nearly 200 Nigerian Migrants Repatriated from Libya in EU-Backed Effort
A total of 191 Nigerian migrants have been voluntarily repatriated from Libya, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) confirmed on Wednesday, April 23. The return ... Read More
Spain’s Canary Islands break new record of 46,843 irregular migrant arrivals in 2024
Spain has announced it set a new record for migrant arrivals in 2024, having received 63,970 people who entered Spanish territory irregularly by land or ... Read More
Nigeriens, experts applaud junta’s repeal of EU-backed anti-migration law
The European Union is "very concerned about the consequences” of the latest decision by Niger's military leaders to revoke an EU-backed law criminalizing transportation of ... Read More
Tunisian political party calls on State to reintroduce visa requirement to Sub-Saharan migrants
Centre-right political party Afek Tounes, called on Tunisian authorities to re-impose visa requirements to Sub-Saharan migrants as part of measures to stem arrival of flows ... Read More
Morocco: Migration and Asylum Policy with Human Face
For nearly a decade, Morocco has been implementing a migration and asylum policy with a human face, in accordance with the High Royal Guidelines, respecting ... Read More
World Bank to resume partnership with Tunisia after two-month hiatus
The World Bank announced Wednesday the resumption of its partnership with Tunisia, two months after suspending cooperation with the North African country following President Kais ... Read More
Algeria heads on with inhuman expulsion of Sub-Saharan migrants
Algeria has flashed out in recent days close to 900 sub-Saharan migrants as the country closes ears to criticism of its inhuman expulsion of Africans ... Read More
Libya: Six Moroccans Injured in Airstrike on Migrant Center
Six Moroccans were injured, including two seriously, in the airstrike that has hit lately a migrant detention center near the Libyan capital. "No death has ... Read More
Spanish Boat “Opens Arms” Rescues 87 Migrants Off Libyan Coast
Spanish boat “Open Arms” has rescued 87 African migrants off Libyan coast after their inflatable raft was found floating with a broken motor in the ... Read More