Death toll rises off Djibouti coast, IOM returns stranded migrants from Yemen
The UN migration agency IOM says the death toll has risen to 42 after a boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Djibouti. Sixteen children were among the dead.
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Prostitution, COVID and trafficking: A spiral of despair for Ethiopian returnees
The economic repercussions of the COVID-19 crisis have forced many irregular migrants from Ethiopia to return home, where they are faced with destitution on a daily basis. Some turn to sex work as their only option to rise out of abject poverty. Others resort to prostitution to finance their next migration.
Pope calls for greater cooperation to ensure the right of return of Middle Eastern refugees
Pope Francis has launched an appeal to the international community to make "every possible effort" to facilitate the return of refugees from Syria and Iraq to their homes.
Mentally-ill Ethiopian woman faces deportation from Germany
German authorities continue to deport asylum seekers to Ethiopia, a country battling COVID-19 and a severe locust plague, and on the brink of civil war. NGOs are calling for a halt to the practice as a 32-year-old mentally ill Ethiopian woman was to be returned on Thursday.
Stories of Homecoming: The young Africans returning to the continent
More young Africans are leaving behind their lives in the West and breaking barriers in their countries of origin. Filmmaker Ras Mutabaruka takes us through the development of his new Homecoming series, exclusive to DW.
Coronavirus: Over 15,000 Ethiopians returned home since April
Thousands of Ethiopian migrants have returned to their home country from Sudan, Djibouti, Saudi Arabia and other countries, according to IOM. Many returned because they lost their jobs abroad due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ethiopian migrants in Lebanon offered temporary shelter
Lebanon is providing temporary shelter for a group of Ethiopian domestic workers abandoned by their employers. It will repatriate some of them, but COVID-19 quarantine measures mean the pressures of returning home are likely to be even greater.
Gambia: Returnees produce protective equipment for border officials
In an initiative promoted by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), 20 migrants who have returned to Gambia are producing protective equipment for COVID-19 for frontline border officials.
Explainer: Which voluntary return schemes exist for migrants in Germany?
For migrants in Germany considering going back to their home country, returning voluntarily is a viable option. On top of existing return programs, the German government supports a series of reintegration projects for returnees in various countries of origin around the world. We take a look at the different voluntary return and reintegration support schemes.
‘One failed journey is not the end of your life’ – fighting the stigma of return
Tens of thousands of people have set out from West and Central Africa in recent years in the hope of reaching Europe. Not all have completed the dangerous journey – opting instead to retrace their steps and return to their families. But going home brings new risks – including being seen by the community as ‘a failure’.
Germany has deported 17,000 people so far in 2019
Since the beginning of the year, Germany has deported nearly 17,000 people. The vast majority of them were moved to to EU countries, following the Dublin Regulation.
Housing one of biggest challenges in Afghanistan as thousands of migrants are expected to return
As a growing number of Afghan refugees and migrants are returning to their county, finding housing for millions of Afghans is becoming one of the greatest challenges of the country, a senior government official told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.