Migrations

Zimbabwean government has expressed concern about the treatment of its nationals in South Africa, which has seen an increase in attacks and violence against foreigners. In recent months, South African government officials have spoken out against the alleged involvement of foreign nationals, particularly Zimbabweans, in violent crimes. Zimbabwe has the …

At least twenty-two Malians, including three children, lost their lives after their boat ran into difficulties off the Libyan coast, authorities said. They were part of a group of more than 80 migrants stranded on their stricken ship for much of the past two weeks, BBC quotes Malian government as …

The UN and AU called for an investigation into the deaths of 23 people, after hundreds of migrants tried to enter the Spanish enclave of Melilla from Morocco. According to Moroccan authorities, a number of people were crushed to death in a stampede on Friday after a section of border …

The head of the UN refugee agency, Filippo Grandi, condemned Britain’s plans to send a first flight of asylum seekers to Rwanda on Tuesday, saying the policy set a catastrophic precedent. He said other countries who took in far more asylum seekers than Britain could decide to follow its example. …

At least four migrants have drowned and another 10 are missing after their boat sank off the coast of Tunisia, the BBC reported. The Tunisian coastguard said they were attempting to cross the Mediterranean to Italy. The coastguard managed to rescue 44 people from the overcrowded boat which sank off …

At least 70 migrants have died or gone missing off Libya in the past two weeks, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said in a statement on Thursday, Reuters reports On 12 March, a boat reportedly carrying 25 migrants capsized near the Libyan coast of Tobruk. Authorities rescued six migrants …

Dozens of refugees mostly from Sudan and sub-Saharan countries have protested in Tunisia complaining about their treatment and demanding to be evacuated. The migrants held a sit-in in front of UN offices in the southern port of Zarzis. “We have refugee status but this organisation (UNHCR) does not care about …

At least six people drowned and 30 others missing after their boat capsized off the Tunisian coast, local media reported. According to survivors, 70 migrants had been aboard the boat from a range of countries including Egypt, Sudan and Morocco. A Tunisian defence spokesman said they had set off from …

Unnamed government sources in the UK say plans are being drawn up to send hundreds of migrants to countries such as Ghana and Rwanda for processing and resettlement, the BBC reports quoting The UK Times newspaper. According to The Times, this is one of the populist policies being drawn up …

Police in Kenya have arrested 91 Ethiopian nationals at a house in Kitengela, outside the capital Nairobi, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said on Sunday. The group is suspected to be in the country illegally. All are men below the age of 25, and had attempted to break out …