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Africa: What Next for EU Migration Plans?
IRIN, 28 May 2015
The European Commission has fleshed out its plans to manage record levels of irregular migration to the European Union's shores, but there are still question marks around how, when… Read more »
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Africa: Why Are African Leaders Silent On Mediterranean Migrant Disasters?
allAfrica, 1 June 2015
The recent drownings of African migrants in the Mediterranean Sea, just south of Sicily, have caught global attention and stirred an uproar. Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigerians Fifth Largest Migrants to Europe - Commission
Vanguard, 27 May 2015
Nigeria has the fifth largest number of citizens crossing to Europe, the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons has said. The Federal… Read more »
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Algeria: Algeria Refuses to Host Base for EU Drones
Shabelle, 25 May 2015
Algeria has recently refused a request by the European Union (E.U.) to host an airbase for unmanned reconnaissance drones that can track down boats carrying illegal migrants… Read more »
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Africa: EU Wants France to Take in 9,000 Asylum Seekers
RFI, 27 May 2015
The European Union (EU) wants France to take in 9,127 asylum-seekers as part of a plan to take the pressure off Greece and Italy, where some 40,000 refugees from Syria and Eritrea… Read more »
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Egypt: Military Halts 6004 Illegal Migration Attempts in Past 7 Months - Spokesman
Aswat Masriya, 26 May 2015
Egypt's armed forces has arrested 6004 individuals attempting illegal migration from Egypt from October 2014 to April, the spokesman announced on Tuesday. Read more »
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Africa: Ban Tells European Parliament to Work Together to Address Challenge of Migration
UN News, 27 May 2015
In Brussels today, where he was addressing the European Parliament, the United Nations Secretary-General today the important role played by the European Union in boosting the UN… Read more »
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Africa: States Close Their Doors As Record Numbers of Asylum Seekers and Migrants Risk Lives At Sea
HRW, 26 May 2015
Unprecedented numbers of asylum seekers and migrants unable to find protection close to home or reach safety using legal channels are turning to smugglers and thereby risking, and… Read more »
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Nigeria: Illegal Migration - an Impending Global Crisis
Premium Times, 26 May 2015
This illegal migration is gradually becoming a global crisis which will soon become uncontrollable if urgent steps are not taken. And Africa is contributing more to this crisis… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Bottles, Not Bullets - Why EU's Migration Response Seems Thoughtless
Addis Fortune, 15 May 2015
Earlier this week, officials from 28 European Union (EU) states convened in Brussels, Belgium, to pledge a concrete plan of action aimed at stepping up EU's response to the… Read more »