France: Nearly 100 migrants saved in English Channel
Close to 100 migrants were rescued in the English Channel on August 17. Their inflatable dinghy broke down in French waters, resulting in an elaborate rescue mission.
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Migrants stranded in Ceuta say ‘I’d rather die here than go back to Morocco’
Nearly three weeks after a mass border crossing brought tens of thousands of migrants into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta, thousands remain stranded in precarious conditions, Maria Jimenez, spokesperson for the NGO Elin, tol1
Morocco arrests nearly 300 migrants near Ceuta amid renewed crossing fears
Scores of would-be migrants, most of them from sub-Saharan Africa, were intercepted in northern Morocco near the border with the Spanish exclave of Ceuta on Saturday, two weeks after tens of thousands of people attempted to enter th1
UK: Polarising views on migration and refugees are not what everyone wants, according to a new poll
New polling commissioned by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) shows 59 percent of Britons want a more balanced debate on refugees – but rising anti‑migrant rhetoric, a hostile political climate, where migration is often frame1
Maghreb declining birth rate: 'We will need sub-Saharan migrants'
France's Institute for Demographic Studies is warning that if the number of deaths eventually overtake births across North African countries such as Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco, immigration might be the only solution in maintainin1