Senegal has announced the introduction of additional measures to crack down on smugglers. President Bassirou Diomaye Faye said the new initiatives were in response to the deaths of at least 35 people who drowned off the West African1
The regional legislature in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in North Africa has observed a minute's silence in remembrance of migrants who have lost their lives attempting to swim to the autonomous city. Eighteen bodies have been recov1
Authorities in Bosnia-Herzegovina say there is growing violence between migrants arriving in the country through the Balkan route. An official called on the EU to help fight what he called a "security threat".
Over 760,000 migrants are currently in Libya, according to the UN migration agency, IOM. The agency reported an increase in the number of Sudanese migrants in the North African country.
The German government's plan to police travelers from even more neighboring states may fall within Schengen rules, but it could have repercussions for governments and asylum seekers around the EU, experts warn.