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The European Union and Egypt have signed a €7.4bn ($8bn) agreement aimed at boosting co-operation in trade and security, as well as trying to stem the flow of migrants into Europe. The deal upgrades the EU’s relationship with Egypt to a strategic partnership. Grants, loans and other funds are due …

Authorities in Tunisia say at least five migrants have died and seven others are missing after their boat sank off the coast. The vessel, heading for Europe, was carrying 35 people, mostly Tunisian nationals, including women and children. Twenty-three passengers have been rescued. The boat capsized shortly after setting sail …

Ninety-two refugees were found naked after being forced, according to Athens, to cross the Evros river separating Turkey from Greece. The European border surveillance agency Frontex confirmed to AFP “the rescue of 92 migrants on Friday” with the help of the Greek authorities, according to a spokeswoman, Paulina Bakula. “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 …

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 …

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 …

The bodies of two women and four children are reported to have been found in the desert in south-western Tunisia. They are understood to have been migrants from Niger, who apparently died of thirst. A sole survivor of the group had left to try to find water, but got lost, …

They are more than 700 migrants to have been picked up by rescue ships in the Mediterranean Sea off the coasts of Libya and Malta this weekend. About 400 were rescued from a vessel that was taking in water in the central Mediterranean, a further 100 were picked up off …