For two years, Sissoko, a 31-year-old Malian, has been trying to recover from his crossing of the Mediterranean. Of around 130 people who boarded the ship, 62 died, including all the children on board.
The migrant death toll in the Mediterranean on the Libya-Europe route rose sharply in 2018, from one death per 38 arrivals in 2017 to one death per 14 arrivals last year, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in its report titled "Desperate Journeys."
The operators of the migrant search and rescue vessel "Aquarius," which had to discontinue its operations in early December 2018 after losing its flag registration, are hoping to find another ship to continue their work in the Mediterranean.
Can you create art out of the traumas many refugees had to undergo to reach Europe? An exhibition in a small village in northwest Germany sponsored by the Malteser charity is doing just that in hopes of helping refugees to process their experiences.
Reports say that a boat accident earlier this month may have claimed the lives of more than 100 migrants trying to reach Europe from Libya. Only two bodies have been recovered thus far.
At least 30 people drowned when a boat carrying about 150 migrants sank off the coast of northern Cyprus on Wednesday. Around 20 are still missing.
The European Union is seeking ways to manage migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea and ensure their safety. Some EU member states have meanwhile decided to close their ports to NGO migrant aid organizations operating on open seas.
Numbers are down by 14 percent over last year, but the Mediterranean route is still the deadliest migrant route in the world.
A boat carrying up to 22 people on board has capsized near the island of Agathonissi, killing six children. The Greek migration minister has called on authorities to "implement safe procedures and safe routes."
At least 20 migrants are reported to have drowned near the Spanish enclave of Melilla on the Moroccan coast. The death toll is likely to rise.