Morocco reports blocking 89,000 migrants from reaching Europe in 2018

Morocco has stopped nearly 89,000 people from irregularly migrating to Europe in 2018, the interior ministry said on 17 January...
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Nearly 1 million refugees in Ethiopia will now have right to live and work outside of camps

Ethiopia passed a law on 17 January 2018, giving almost 1 million refugees the right to work and live outside of camps. This is...
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Migrants stranded at sea for 19 days finally brought to port

After spending 19 days stranded at sea, 49 migrants picked up by two German rescue ships were finally allowed to disembark in...
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National Youth Council Chairman says youth deserve to live the Gambian dream instead of dying in the desert and the sea

The Chairman of the Gambia National Youth Council (NYC), Dembo Kambi, has said young people deserve the chance to live their...
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Libyan coastguard said it intercepted and rescued 15,000 migrants in the Mediterranean in 2018

Over 15,000 migrants have been intercepted or rescued in the Mediterranean in 2018, said a spokesperson for the Libyan coastguard...
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Gambian organisation launches awareness campaign on irregular migration

The Kairo Survivor-LED Crisis Society (KSLCS), a non-profit organisation, has launched an awareness raising campaign in The...
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Eritrean diaspora unites against abuse of Eritreans in Libya

Outraged by the scale of the suffering endured by Eritrean migrants trapped in Libya, 200 representatives of the Eritrean...
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Nigeria: Migration action must address root causes

The Government of Nigeria has pledged to eradicate the drivers of irregular migration in a bid to deter Nigerian migrants from...
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Ethiopia: New data management system to protect labour migrants

Ethiopians who plan to emigrate regularly for work can soon apply to participate in a data management project that will record...
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