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Algeria, where legislative elections are to be held on Thursday, has major oil and gas reserves but faces a financial...

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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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Russian Spy Ship Sinks Off Turkey After Collision With Freighter

The Liman was photographed passing through the Bosphorus in October A Russian spy ship has sunk off the Turkish coast...

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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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Tunisian Coastguard Tackles High-Speed Smugglers

Dimming the lights on their patrol boat, Tunisian coastguards stand in silence scanning the sea for speedboats on...

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Israel Uncovers Ancient Roman History At Mediterranean Port

Israeli archaeologists working on a major Roman-era port city on Wednesday unveiled new discoveries including an altar...

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Open Letter To Former President Rawlings [Article]

One day this year, as I was walking by my perpetually empty locker, I was struck by your memory. I cannot identify what...

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Artists Urge Radiohead To Scrap Israel Show

Dozens of artists including Roger Waters called Monday on Radiohead to cancel a concert in Israel, saying the band...

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Open Letter To Former President Rawlings

Your Excellency, One day this year, as I was walking by my perpetually empty locker, I was struck by your memory. I...

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Charities ‘colluding’ With Smugglers

An Italian prosecutor says he has evidence some of the charities saving migrants in the Mediterranean Sea are colluding...

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Italy Prosecutor Stirs Migrant ‘taxis’ Row With NGOs

Charity boats rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean are colluding with traffickers in Libya, an Italian prosecutor was...

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Migrant Rescuers, Island Mayor Win UNESCO Peace Prize

UNESCO awarded its prestigious peace prize on Wednesday to migrant rescue association SOS Mediterranee and the mayor of...

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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...

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3,000 Migrants Rescued Off Libya Coast Saturday

The Italian coastguard and other boats rescued some 3,000 migrants from unseaworthy boats off the Libyan coast on...

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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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Invading ‘rat of the Sky’ Irks Algerians

"It's not a bird, it's a rat -- and it's squatting on my terrace," Ali says of his new neighbour, a yellow-legged gull...

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Trump Gave Syria Attack Order ‘during Dessert’

US President Donald Trump gave the order to strike Syria with dozens of cruise missiles "during dessert" with visiting...

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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...