Sub-Saharan migrant killed by Moroccan police
A young woman was reportedly shot dead by Moroccan police as she was about to board a migrant boat headed for the Canary Islands.
Western Sahara
Nearly 1,000 migrants died trying to reach Spain in first half of 2022, says NGO
An average of about five migrants per day lost their lives attempting to cross the dangerous Atlantic Ocean to Spain between January and July 2022, the organization Caminando Fronteras has said.
Algeria suspends Spain co-operation treaty over Western Sahara dispute
Algeria said Wednesday it was suspending a decades-old co-operation treaty with Spain, after Madrid backed the position of the North African country's arch-rival Morocco on the disputed Western Sahara.
Spain and Morocco resolve to discourage irregular migration
Spain and Morocco are seeking to cooperate in reducing irregular border crossings after resolving a year-long diplomatic crisis over a dispute relating to the territory of Western Sahara.
Dozens of migrants drown off Western Sahara, aid agency says
At least 44 migrants drowned on Sunday when their boat capsized off the coast of the Western Sahara, migrant aid agency Caminando Fronteras said.
Canary Islands: 25 feared dead as migrants' boat capsizes
Around 25 people -- including several babies -- are feared dead after their boat capsized in the Atlantic Ocean off Spain's Canary Islands on Monday. The Spanish coast guard rescued 36 people from the stricken dinghy.
Spain: More than 220 people rescued trying to reach Canary Islands
At least 220 migrants have been rescued from small boats south of the Spanish island of Gran Canaria in the Atlantic Ocean. Local authorities say the rate of crossings from Africa is rising.
Spanish court sentences two smugglers to nine years in prison over migrants' deaths at sea
Following the deaths of nine migrants headed towards the Canary Islands in March 2021, two people have each been sentenced to nine years in prison. Two young children were among those who died.
Eight migrants die on Atlantic crossing to Canary Islands
The bodies of eight people who died on the journey from Africa to the Spanish Canary Islands were brought to Gran Canaria at the weekend, along with dozens of survivors. Emergency services also rescued more than 75 people on board two other boats.
Boy dies after sea rescue near Spain's Canary Islands
Emergency agencies in Spain have reported that a young boy, who was among dozens of migrants rescued from a boat in the Atlantic Ocean heading to the Canary Islands, has died.
Dozens of migrants feared drowned off West African coast
Up to 47 people are feared dead after their boat’s engine failed en route from Western Sahara to the Canary Islands. The missing migrants include three children.
Canary Islands: Girl dies after 17 days drifting in migrant boat
A young girl has died during a rescue operation to save migrants trying to reach Spain's Canary Islands in a small boat. The boat, carrying 36 migrants, drifted for more than two weeks before it was found by a merchant tanker.