A man suspected of being involved in smuggling migrants across the Channel, including in a fatal boat incident in which at least 27 people died, has been charged in France. The 32-year-old is set to face trial for manslaughter, enda1
A Spanish rescue ship sped to the vessel after it was spotted from the air. Three boats with as many as 300 migrants went missing after leaving Senegal for the Canary Islands two weeks ago.
Close to three million people have been displaced by the conflict that broke out in Sudan three months ago, according to UN migration agency IOM. Nearly 700,000 have sought safety abroad; over two million have been internally displa1
A total of 951 migrants died in the attempt to reach the coasts of Spain from Africa in the first half of this year, according to NGO Caminando Fronteras. Most migrant boats went missing on the Atlantic route to the Canaries.
The Gambia has repatriated 296 migrants in the past two weeks, stated the country’s foreign ministry. Over half of those repatriated had been stranded in Libya. Others were returned from Senegal, Mauritania and Morocco.