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Libya: Migration Crisis is About More Than Just Security
IRIN, 11 September 2017
There's no shortage of news on Libya's migration crisis, but there is a serious dearth of policy solutions. Read more »
Africa's Migration Crisis is About More Than Just Security
The risk of drowning is far from the only danger facing migrants attempting the central Mediterranean route into Europe. Migrants are subject to arbitrary detention, arrest, harassment, bonded labour, slavery, and sexual exploitation, writes IRIN.
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Nigeria: Migrant Deaths Far Higher Than Reported - IOM
Premium Times, 12 September 2017
The International Organisation for Migration, IOM, said on Monday the real number of migrant deaths were far higher than the numbers reported. Read more »
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Africa: Europe's Flawed Thinking On Mediterranean Migration
Chatham House, 5 September 2017
The idea that enhanced border controls alone can halt flows of migrants across the Mediterranean is a dangerous fiction. Read more »
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Africa: 'Our Task is to Prevent Illegal Migration by Developing Africa'
Cameroon Tribune, 11 September 2017
Prof. Alpha Condé, President of Guinea Conakry and Chair of the African Union, was recently in China where he represented the continent at the Ninth BRICS summit and also… Read more »
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European nations most affected by African migrants trying to reach their shores for safety of economic opportunities are hosting a summit with African leaders from Chad, Niger and ... Read more »
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Survivors say that the smuggler pushed them to the sea when he saw some 'authority types' near the coast, an international NGO reports. Read more »
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Former leader, Yahya Jammeh, used to give Gambians good cause for claiming asylum, even if the majority were fleeing poverty rather than persecution but with his exit in January, ... Read more »
