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Africa: Why Are Africans Dying to Go to Europe?
Independent (Kampala), 11 October 2013
A boat carrying as many as 500 immigrants that sunk off the Italian Island of Lampedusa has sparked debate on why Africans appear determined to make such a foolhardy journey to get… Read more »
Why Are Africans Dying to Reach Europe?
A boat carrying as many as 500 immigrants that sunk off the Italian Island of Lampedusa has sparked debate on why Africans appear determined to make such a foolhardy journey to get to Europe. Analysts believes the tragedy brings into sharp focus how bad things are in some nations and how good they appear to be in others.Video
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15 October 2013
Italy Rescues, Cracks Down on African Migrants Coming by Sea
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- Voice of America
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Italy's Navy and Coastguard rescued about 300 migrants in the waters between Sicily and Libya on Tuesday as the government deployed ships, helicopters ... see more »
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Africa: African Migrant Deaths Reminder of Exploitation
SACSIS, 15 October 2013
The recent tragedy off the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa, in which over 300 migrants were drowned, placed inequality between the developing and developed world into sharp… Read more »
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13 October 2013
Mediterranean Sea Described as 'Cemetery' for Refugees
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- Newsy.com
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Hundreds of people looking for refuge from Syria and north Africa have died in the last week in separate accidents in the Mediterranean. see more »
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The death toll has risen to around 232 afer a boat estimated to have carried more that 500 undocumented migrants sank near the Italian island of Lampedusa. Read more »
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At least 166 passengers travelling to Gabon are feared dead after their boat capsized at the Calabar Waterways. Read more »
A boat carrying sub-Saharan African migrant workers arrives in Lampedusa from Tripoli. Thousands of migrants have made the perilous journey (file photo).
