Many African migrants from Sub-Sahara travel through the Sahara desert and North Africa on the way to Europe. They often face the danger of being abandoned in the hot desert by human smugglers. According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the desert is the much bigger cemetery than the Mediterranean Sea.
Leaders from seven African and European countries meet in Paris on Monday for a mini-summit to discuss how to ease the EU’s migrant crisis.
The United Nations migration agency International Organization for Migration (IOM) has released a new report on its search and rescue missions in the Sahara Desert. The report, which came following an assessment of migratory routes in the Tenere desert, states that IOM mission in the Sahara Desert have aided 1,000 migrants since April of this year.
Algeria has decided to deport more Nigerien migrants. The Italian parliament has approved a naval mission off the Libyan coast and Human Rights Watch says Spain is violating the rights of migrants.
Algeria has resumed its deportations of migrants from Niger. Migrants from Niger as well as Mali, Burkina Faso and other sub-Saharan nations are looking to use Algeria as a transit country towards Europe
117 migrants were rescued by Niger authorities after their smugglers abandoned them in the Sahara desert. The migrants were traveling through Niger toward Libya in hopes of eventually reaching Europe.
Forty-four migrants from Ghana and Nigeria have died of thirst in Niger after their truck broke down en route to Libya. The Red Cross says three children and three babies were among the victims.
This picture shows Akim Amado and Abdulai Mussa, from Benin and Niger. They are currently at the non-profit Asante Center in Palermo's Via Monfenera where they are learning how to make pizza thanks to a project promoted by the non-profit organization.
The African Network of Germany (TANG) has launched a project about the dangers of illegal migration to Europe. It's currently being presented to young people in Cameroon.
Nigeria's government is worried about clandestine migration. Unlike in Europe, the issue is not people coming in, but Nigerians leaving the country. New rules are being enacted to solve the problem.