Tag: migrants
“Invisible shipwrecks” another contributor to migrant deaths
A sharp increase in deaths and disappearances of migrants heading to Spain’s Canary Islands off the West African coast is a cause for “extreme...
Migrants deported from UAE face conflict or exile
Until months ago, Cameroonian migrant Wilfred Christopher had a home and stable job as a pastry chef in Abu Dhabi.
Now, the 26-year-old fears for...
Migrant arrivals to Spain’s Canary Islands double from last year
Spain’s sea rescue service on Wednesday rescued around 100 migrants trying to reach the Canary Islands in rickety boats from north or west Africa...
Dozens of migrants lost at sea off Mauritanian coast
Up to 47 people including three minors are missing and suspected to have died after their boat encountered engine trouble on the passage from...
About 40 migrants feared dead after boat capsizes off Western Sahara
About 40 migrants were feared dead after a boat carrying about 50 people travelling from Western Sahara to Spain's Canary Islands capsized, a Spanish...
At least 57 migrants die in shipwreck off Libyan coast –...
At least 57 people drowned on Monday after a boat capsized off the Libyan coast near Khums, the latest tragedy in the Mediterranean where...
Over 200 migrants scale fence into Spain’s Melilla enclave
More than 200 migrants crossed into Spain’s North African enclave of Melilla early on Thursday, climbing the high fence that separates it from Morocco,...
At least 17 migrants drown off Tunisia in shipwreck – Red...
At least 17 Bengali migrants drowned in a shipwreck off Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy from Libya, while more...
Nearly 600 rescued migrants disembark from charity boat in Italy
Hundreds of migrants rescued in the central Mediterranean disembarked on Friday in the southern Italian town of Augusta, in Sicily, after Rome-based maritime authorities...
At least 21 migrants die after boat sinks off Tunisia
At least 21 migrants died after the boat carrying them sank off the coast of Tunisia, a security official said, the second such disaster...
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SANDF missing the communication target
Former defence and military veterans minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula on a number of occasions said words to the effect South Africans have to decide what...
