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Officials of the Ghana Immigration Service have arrested over 80 illegal migrants in Techiman in the Bono East Region. According to reports in the local media, over 80 persons were arrested together with their agents who are Ghanaians transiting in some parts of the Regional capital These agents according to …

At least 39 migrants drowned off Tunisia when two boats capsized on Tuesday, the defence ministry said, as numbers risking the dangerous crossing to Europe continue to rise. Rescuers pulled 165 survivors from the floundering boats out of the sea to safety. It was not immediately clear what caused both …

Immigration officials at the Ga inland checkpoint in the Upper West Region have nabbed five Burkinabe nationals for entering the country through unapproved routes. They were arrested at about 11:07 GMT on Sunday, January 17, 2021. Preliminary investigations revealed that the migrants sneaked into Ghana through the unapproved route around …

A group of migrants rescued by a Danish tanker in the Mediterranean have been allowed to land in Italy after more than 40 days at sea. The 27 people – including one pregnant woman – set off from Libya on 2 August. Danish tanker the Maersk Etienne picked them up …

Rwanda has agreed to take in hundreds of African migrants who are currently being held in Libyan detention centres. A joint agreement between the government, the UN refugee agency (UNHRC) and the African Union (AU) was announced on Tuesday. An initial group of 500 people will be evacuated by aeroplane …

The authorities in Libya are still recovering the bodies of those who drowned after their boat sunk in the Mediterranean Sea, UN refugee agency (UNHCR) spokesperson Tarik Argaz told the BBC’s Newsday programme. He added that, according to some survivors, there were between 250 and 300 migrants and refugees on board …

Children among African migrants held in Yemen Children are among over 2,000 African migrants rounded up and detained in a football stadium in Yemen, an official for the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has told BBC Newsday programme. Olivia Headon, IOM spokesperson in Yemen, said the migrants, predominately from Ethiopia, …