Tag: Migrants
Migrants worldwide hits 244 million – UN
The UN says the number of international migrants worldwide reached 244 million in 2015, representing an increase of 71 million,…
2000 migrants arrive Greece, Italy
Greece and Italy on Friday reported the arrival of nearly 2,000 migrants from Turkey and North Africa. The Greek coast…
18 migrants drown off Turkey in latest migrant tragedy
At least 18 migrants drowned when their overcrowded boat sank in the Aegean Sea on Thursday on the way to…
7,436 Nigerians crossed European borders illegally in 2015 – EU
The European Union on Monday said 7,436 Nigerians crossed into Europe from Nigeria illegally in the second quarter of 2015.…
Migrants: EU leaders turn to African counterparts for help
European Union leaders will push their wary African counterparts to help tackle the migration crisis at a summit in Malta…
Nigeria among top five migrant countries to EU
Seun Bisuga Nigeria has been listed among the top five migrant countries to Europe. The most populous black nation in…
11 migrants, including 6 children, drown off Greece
Eleven migrants, including six children — four of them babies — drowned on Sunday in a new tragedy off the…
Spanish coast guard abandons search for 35 missing migrants
Spain’s coast guard said Friday it has called off the search for 35 migrants missing at sea after their boat…
Migrant woman, baby and child drown trying to reach Greece
Athens (AFP) – A woman, a young girl and a baby have died after a boat carrying migrants and refugees…
Nigeria’s ‘Baby Francesca’ is new symbol of hope for migrants globally
Dubbed “the princess of migrants”, a Nigerian baby born on the Italian ship that rescued her mother in the Mediterranean…
Italian authorities rescue over 1000 migrants in Mediterranean
No fewer than 1,151 migrants were pulled out of boats in the Mediterranean sea, off the coast of Libya, in…
New Record: 10,046 migrants enter Hungary on Wednesday
Brussels (AFP) – EU leaders agreed at an emergency refugee summit Thursday to boost aid for Syria’s neighbours, including one…
Over 4,700 migrants rescued off Libya coast
Over 4,700 migrants have been rescued off the coast of Libya as they tried to reach Europe, an Italian coast…
Migrant crisis deepens as thousands pour into Austria
AFP – Crowded aboard buses and trains, thousands more migrants flooded into Austria on Sunday from countries unable or unwilling…
Record number of migrants cross Mediterranean, says IOM
(Reuters) – More than 430,000 refugees and migrants have crossed the Mediterranean to Europe so far in 2015, a record…