Tunisia: Economic crisis drives dangerous migrant journeys to Europe
More than 21,000 Tunisians – mostly men and boys – have tried to cross the Mediterranean to Europe so far this year. At least 8,000 of them were turned back or died at sea.
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Sub-Saharan migrant killed by Moroccan police
A young woman was reportedly shot dead by Moroccan police as she was about to board a migrant boat headed for the Canary Islands.
African Uber Eats riders protest in Paris over 'fraud' dismissals
Uber Eats couriers, mainly from Africa, demonstrated in Paris after the food delivery company accused riders of using fake identities and blocked 2,500 accounts.
Spain: Ivorian migrant sent to Morocco, NGOs denounce expulsion
Two Spanish NGOs have denounced that a young Ivorian has been expelled from Spain and sent to Morocco, "a country of which he is not a citizen and with which he has no personal connections." The migrant asked the NGOs for help becau1
Migrant arrivals in EU up 75% in 8 months, Frontex
In the first eight months of 2022, the European border agency Frontex has recorded nearly 188,200 irregular entries at the external borders of the European Union, the highest number of arrivals registered since 2016.