South Africa

Two men stowed away on an 11-hour British Airways flight from Johannesburg to London. One of them died, the other survived | Source: Screenshot Channel 4 / Postcard Productions
  • Mozambique
  • United Kingdom
  • South Africa

Stowaways: 'The man who fell from the sky' - and the one who survived

In 2015, it was reported that a man fell from a plane into the streets of West London. The man, Carlito Vale, died as he hit the ground. But with him was another man, who survived. Documentary filmmaker Rich Bentley has made it "his mission" to find out more.

A truck and container where dozens of migrants were found in Mozambique | Photo: DW/A.Zacarias
  • South Africa
  • Mozambique
  • Ethiopia

Mozambique: Dozens of bodies found in truck container

Police and immigration authorities have discovered 64 bodies and 14 survivors in the back of a truck in Mozambique. The people are believed to be migrants from Ethiopia hoping to reach South Africa.

When you only have minutes to reach out for help how do you direct rescue services to the right location? | Photo: picture-alliance/AP Photo/S. Palacios
  • Greece
  • South Africa
  • Syria

An app that saves lives with three simple words

'I love you' are perhaps the three words we cherish most. But if you find yourself in danger, especially as a migrant, you might remember another three words that could save your life.

African workers transporting timber from the Central African Republic to Sudan / Credit: Reuters
  • South Africa
  • Gabon
  • Nigeria

African migrants who do not want to come to Europe

Contrary to popular belief, most African migrants are not heading for Europe. The overwhelming majority of Africans on the move circulate within the continent to more prosperous countries.

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