More than 18,000 Guineans landed in Italy in 2023. They are the first nationality of migrants arriving in the country. The driving forces behind these departures include persistent insecurity and severe political repression in Guine1
Moroccan authorities say they stopped over 75,000 people from entering Europe in 2023, a significant increase in interceptions since the year before, evidencing closer cooperation between the North African nation and Europe.
Kebbis Secka was a young Gambian migrant who arrived in Italy in 2016. Soon after receiving his residency card, he signed up to be an organ donor. When he died in December, he passed on the gift of a healthy life to others.
Rabat's clampdown on migrants highlights an increasing commitment to curb migration toward the EU. Key to the deal is not money, however, but European acceptance of Morocco's claim to disputed Western Sahara.
The NGO Sea-Watch has been looking for a boat crowded with migrants for several days. After it was seen by SeaBird surveillance aircraft on January 15, the boat and its passengers have disappeared without a trace, like many other 'p1