Gambian migrant commits suicide after rejected asylum application

A 22-year-old Gambian has committed suicide after his application for political asylum in Italy was rejected. The man, identified...
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Migrant deaths in the Mediterranean exceed 2,000 this year

After another 17 migrants died on the journey across the Mediterranean on 5 November 2018, the United Nations High Commissioner...
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Austria to withdraw from UN migration pact

Austria has announced its decision not to sign the United Nations (UN) pact on migration, arguing that the global arrangement is...
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Afghanistan opens air cargo corridors with Europe, Russia, China and UAE

Afghanistan has opened a series of air corridors with Europe, Russia, China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Cabinet members...
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Mental health crisis afflicting migrants in overcrowded Moria camp

Migrants living in Greece’s largest refugee camp, Moria, are under “enormous mental strain” according to the International Rescue ...
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Germany launches training and employment programme for refugees in Ethiopia

Refugees and host communities in Ethiopia can now look forward to greater skill development and job opportunities in Addis Ababa,...
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Hundreds of migrants seek shelter from winter in Greece

Earlier this month, hundreds of migrants camped outside a police station in Thessaloniki in northern Greece, waiting to be...
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Car crash in Greece leaves migrants dead

At least 10 migrants and a people smuggler have lost their lives after their speeding car collided with a truck in northern...
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Over 8,000 Gambian youth took the ‘backway’ to Europe since 2017

A joint migration study conducted by Action Aid International-The Gambia and Action Aid-Denmark entitled: ‘Back Way to Europe: H...
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