Since October 2023, more than 300,000 Malians have sought refuge in eastern Mauritania, fleeing violence and fighting between Malian forces and jihadists. But even in refugee camps humanitarian assistance is limited.
The Mbera Fire Brigade reportedly has over 360 members, comprising mostly refugees who are volunteer firefighters. Together with authorities and support organizations, they work to protect the land that has become their new home.
Mixed patrols at the Italo-Slovenian border have been taking place (with some interruptions) since about 2002, but how effective are they at controlling migration at one end of the Balkan route? InfoMigrants joined one patrol to fin1
To mark International Migrants Day on December 18, DW visited the site of the Moria refugee camp, which was destroyed in a fire in 2020 and has been chosen as the location for a new music school.
Even before Donald Trump returned to the White House, anti-immigration politics were reshaping migration flows to high-income countries. Borders have been tightened despite economies facing urgent labor shortages.