Germany seeks to repatriate 30,000 Nigerian irregular migrants

The German government is proposing a new arrangement to allow for the repatriation of some 30,000 Nigerian irregular migrants....
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Germany to speed up migrant deportations

Police officers in Germany raided a refugee shelter in the southern town of Ellwangen on 3 May, three days after a group of...
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Two-year-old Iraqi Kurdish girl dies of gunshot wound during police chase

The death of two-year-old Iraqi-Kurdish girl Mawada is the latest casualty of irregular migration. On the morning of 17 May, the...
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Contrasting views on irregular migration as arrival numbers to Europe decline

In its report ‘Desperate Journeys’, released in April 2018, UNHCR noted a significant decrease in migrant sea arrivals to Greece i...
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Forty young entrepreneurs compete to bring their ideas to life

In partnership with IOM (International Organization for Migration) and MSelect (provider of recruitment and staffing solutions),...
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Government not communicating opportunities according to Gambian youth

The effectiveness of the Gambian government in combating the problem of irregular migration was under scrutiny at a recent panel...
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Nigeria’s efforts to tackle irregular migration

Nigeria has become synonymous with irregular migration. In discussions on irregular migration throughout the world, Nigeria’s n...
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Government will not pay for return of bodies of migrants who died abroad: Foreign Affairs

Following the deaths of several “backway” migrants from The Gambia, a spokesperson from the Ministry Foreign Affairs has stated th...
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Austria proposes bill to seize phones and cash from migrants

The Austrian Cabinet on 18 April approved a bill to allow the authorities to seize asylum seekers’ phones and up to 840 euros in c...
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