African migrants
Humanitarian group: 20 migrants drown off coast of Libya
Middle East
November 13, 2020
Humanitarian group: 20 migrants drown off coast of Libya
CAIRO (AP) — A wooden boat carrying migrants bound for Europe capsized off the coast of Libya and 20 of…
Boat carrying 91 migrants goes missing in Mediterranean
Middle East
February 21, 2020
Boat carrying 91 migrants goes missing in Mediterranean
CAIRO (AP) — A rubber dinghy packed with 91 migrants that set out from Libyan shores in hopes of reaching…
UN report: Chilling details of Libya migrant center strike
Middle East
January 28, 2020
UN report: Chilling details of Libya migrant center strike
CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations revealed on Monday chilling new details about an airstrike that smashed into a migrant…
Fleeing war, poverty, African migrants face racism in Egypt
Egypt
January 3, 2020
Fleeing war, poverty, African migrants face racism in Egypt
CAIRO (AP) — Two Sudanese sisters, Seham and Ekhlas Bashir, were walking their children home from elementary school in a…
Migrant in Libya relives brutal detention through sketches
Middle East
January 1, 2020
Migrant in Libya relives brutal detention through sketches
CAIRO (AP) — A guard withholds water from a barefoot migrant kneeling in front of him. An emaciated man lies…
European money spawns more misery for migrants in Libya
Middle East
December 31, 2019
European money spawns more misery for migrants in Libya
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — When the European Union funneled millions of euros into Libya to slow the tide of migrants…
TB, armed guards, lack of food at UN migrant center in Libya
Middle East
December 6, 2019
TB, armed guards, lack of food at UN migrant center in Libya
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — The United Nations center in Libya was opened as an “alternative to detention,” a last, safe…
58 migrants dead after boat capsizes off Mauritania
World
December 5, 2019
58 migrants dead after boat capsizes off Mauritania
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) — Scores of migrants who swam through rough Atlantic Ocean waters to safety from a capsized boat…
Italy’s Salvini furious as 47 migrants land despite his ban
Middle East
May 20, 2019
Italy’s Salvini furious as 47 migrants land despite his ban
MILAN (AP) — Italy’s hard-line Interior Minister Matteo Salvini threatened possible legal action Monday after 47 migrants rescued at sea…
Italy’s Matteo Salvini wants hefty fines for migrant rescue vessels
World
May 17, 2019
Italy’s Matteo Salvini wants hefty fines for migrant rescue vessels
Last week, a five-meter (16 feet) long rubber dinghy left the Libyan coast at 4 a.m. with 30 people on…