New ‘Youth Empowerment Project’ initiative set to offer 965 spots in technical and vocational skills training

A training programme designed to empower young people with technical and vocational skills has been launched in The Gambia. Nine...
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Sixty-three stranded Ethiopian migrants assisted to return home

Ethiopian migrants who were stranded in Somaliland since early July have been assisted to return home by the International...
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More migrants return home voluntarily through IOM Niger

The UN Migration Agency’s Assisted Voluntary Return Programme in Niger has reported that so far this year it has sent home a n...
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Migrants hold protest demanding relocation from Libya

A group of migrants, mostly Ethiopian and Eritrean, recently held a protest in Libya. The migrants say they arrived in Libya in...
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Italy threatens to send migrants it rescued back to Libya

Italy has threatened to send nearly 180 rescued migrants back to Libya, if other European countries did not take the migrants....
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Gambian irregular migrants in Europe distressed by EU’s deportation plan

Many Gambian irregular migrants in Europe are feeling uneasy after news broke out in July that they may soon be deported. The...
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Ethiopia, Sudan to deploy joint border force to combat irregular migration and terrorism

Ethiopia and Sudan have agreed to form a combined military force to fight human trafficking and terrorism along their joint...
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Ethiopia, UK sign 115 million GBP deal to finance job creation and tax system reform in Ethiopia

The United Kingdom has signed a 115 million GBP grant to Ethiopia, in a bid to create 100,000 jobs and improve the country’s tax s...
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Italy to give Libya more patrol boats

Libya is set to receive 10 patrol boats and two vessels from Italy to stem the flow of irregular migrants to Europe. The...
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