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Nigerians stranded in Libya repatriated

Over 200 Nigerians who were stranded in Libya on Tuesday returned home via a flight in Lagos. They were 253 in total with officials giving the...

Migrants drown as their boat sinks off Greece’s Lesbos

At least eight people, including a child, drowned when an inflatable boat carrying refugees and migrants sank off Greece's Lesbos island, the Greek coastguard...

Thousands saved off Libyan coast over Easter

Thousands of migrants have been saved from the sea near Libya during one of the busiest weekends of the year for rescue workers. More than...

Hundreds of migrants feared missing after boat sinks off Libya

Close to 100 migrants were feared missing after their boat sank off the Libyan coast near Tripoli on Thursday, a coastguard official said. Coastguard spokesman...

Migrants sold and bought in ‘slave market’ in Libya

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday announced that its staff in Niger and Libya have documented “shocking events” of the trading of...

Fire guts migrants camp in France

A camp housing 1,500 migrants in northern France has been destroyed in a fire that officials said began during a fight between Afghans and...

Four-day-old baby rescued in the Mediterranean

A four day-old baby was one of over 480 migrants rescued by humanitarian ships on Saturday during search and rescue operations in the central...

Over 1,000 migrants heading to Italy picked up off Libya

Humanitarian ships rescued almost 1,200 migrants who were crossing the Mediterranean Sea at the weekend on an array of small, tightly packed boats, Doctors Without Borders said on Sunday.

Hundreds of migrants drown in the Mediterranean

More than 200 migrants are feared dead in a boat sinking off the coast of Libya, a Spanish aid organisation says.

6,000 migrants rescued in Mediterranean

More than 6,000 migrants have been rescued on the central Mediterranean route from Libya to Italy in the last few days, as greater numbers...

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Nigerian High Commission apartments in Ghana demolished

Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers. The apartments have been constructed to...

Covid-19: Ghana records significant recovery numbers

Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered. The significant number of recoveries means the country now...

DR Congo: President’s ex-chief of staff jailed 20 years for corruption

The ex-chief of staff of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been jailed 20 years by a high court. Vital Kamerhe was...

Covid-19: Zimbabwe’s health minister arrested, charged for graft

Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million. Moyo is accused of illegally...

Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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