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A Nigerian Border Town Choked By Boko Haram Homeless

The Nigerianarmy calls it "New Banki City", an optimistic name conjuring up visions of modern housing. The reality is...

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National Migration Policy Not Implemented One Year After Launch

The National Migration Policy (NMP) of Ghana which was launched by government in April 2016 with pledges to ensure its...

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Over 200 Stranded Nigerians Repatriated From Libya

253 Nigerian nationals stranded in Libya have been returned back home with the help of the United Nations migration...

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Frenzied Rescues In Med Save Over 2,000 Migrants

Rescue vessels in the Mediterranean worked flat out Friday to rescue over 2,000 people from flimsy dinghies as...

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At Least 97 Migrants Missing As Boat Sinks Off Libya

At least 97 migrants were missing after their boat sank on Thursday off the Libyan coast, a navy spokesman said....

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African Migrants Sold In Libya ‘slave Markets’

Africans trying to reach Europe are being sold by their captors in “slave markets” in Libya, the International...

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African Migrants Seeking Europe Sold As ‘slaves’ For $200

African migrants trying to reach Europe are being sold into slavery in Libya, including for sex, for as little as $200,...

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Ghana Amongst Countries With High Cost of Remitting Money-Report

A new report published by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has shown that Ghana is amongst the...

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Ghana Amongst Countries With High Cost of Remitting Money

A new report published by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has shown that Ghana is amongst the...

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Ghana Amongst Countries With High Cost of Remitting Money-Report

A new report published by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has shown that Ghana is amongst the...

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4 Killed As Libyan Coastguard Battles People-Smugglers

Gambians deported from Libya stand in line as they wait for registration at the airport in Banjul Four suspected...

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146 Migrants Feared Missing After Boat Capsizes In Med

About 146 migrants are feared missing after their boat capsized after leaving Libya, according to a Gambian man who was...

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146 Migrants Feared Missing After Boat Capsizes In Med

About 146 migrants are feared missing after their boat capsized after leaving Libya, according to a Gambian man who was...

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Boko Haram Raids Stoke Fear of Fresh Attacks

Boko Haram Islamists raided a village in northeast Nigeria, in the latest rampage to steal food and medical supplies,...

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Nigerians Stuck In Libya Return Home With A Song

More than 150 Nigerians, some of them in tears, broke out in song as they touched down on home soil, after months stuck...

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More Than 200 Migrants Feared Drowned In Mediterranean

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

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More Than 200 Migrants Feared Drowned In Mediterranean

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

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More Than 200 Migrants Feared Drowned

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

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Hundreds Feared Dead In the Mediterranean Sea

About 250 people are feared drowned in the Mediterranean after two partially submerged rubber dinghies were found off...