Bodies of two Sub-Saharan migrants recovered, 20 reported missing off Tunisian coasts

02 june 2021 - 21:26:01
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian ministry of Defence Wednesday announced that its naval units had recovered the bodies of [...] Full text...

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Libyan coast guards arrest more than 700 illegal migrants in the Mediterranean

11 may 2021 - 05:41:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libyan coast guards on Sunday arrested more than 700 illegal migrants in the Mediterranean and sent [...] Full text...

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ight illegal migrant bodies land on Libyan seaside in a week - OIM

01 february 2021 - 22:31:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Eight bodies of illegal migrants landed on the Libyan coast between 26 January and 1 February [...] Full text...

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141 refugees liberated by HCR from detention camp in eastern Tripoli

27 october 2020 - 21:03:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Altogether, 141 men, women and children refugees in a detention camp for illegal migrants in Khomes, [...] Full text...

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Three bodies of migrants recovered, five others rescued off Libyan coasts

26 october 2020 - 22:02:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The bodies of three illegal migrants were recovered while five others were rescued by Libyan coastal [...] Full text...

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Some 13 pct of 9,500 illegal migrants leaving Libyan coasts in five months are children, says UN

21 september 2020 - 23:53:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 13 per cent of 9,500 illegal migrants who left the Libyan coasts between 1 March [...] Full text...

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45 illegal migrants die off Libyan southwestern coasts, say UN organisations

19 august 2020 - 21:54:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Organisation for International Migration (OIM) and the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) said here [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Disappointment for OIM and HCR after sinking of 27 migrants

07 august 2020 - 19:35:34
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Organisation for International Migration (OIM) and the UN Agency for Refugees (UNHCR) Friday expressed great [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: IOM welcomes improved legislation on human, migrants’ trafficking

21 july 2020 - 19:38:57
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The International Organisation of Migration (OIM) has commended the Mauritanian government for its effort in curbing [...] Full text...

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Some 8,600 illegal immigrants left Libya via Mediterranean over first five months of 2020

10 july 2020 - 22:45:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 8,600 illegal immigrants left Libya via the Mediterranean between January and late May 2020, with [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Wave of support and solidarity with Sub-Saharan students and migrants in Tunisia

15 april 2020 - 21:31:19
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)   - Tunisian authorities and civil society organisations Wednesday expressed their support and solidarity with Sub-Saharan migrants and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic has worsened living conditions of migrants in Libya (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

10 april 2020 - 11:33:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) has disrupted life in Libya. Particularly affected are the most vulnerable [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior ministry discusses with EU, OIM the possibility to establish accommodation center for vulnerable groups

05 march 2020 - 20:58:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Interior ministry of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) is studying with the European [...] Full text...

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More than 3,500 illegal migrants landed this year on Italian coasts

16 december 2019 - 20:09:17
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  An non-governmental organization (NGO), the Tunisian forum for economic and social rights (FTDES), said here Monday [...] Full text...

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WHO warns against TB threat spread by migrants in Libya

04 november 2019 - 23:08:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned against the threat of spread of tuberculosis (TB) in [...] Full text...

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NGOs denounce treatment of Sub-Saharan migrants in Tunisia

05 august 2019 - 21:39:31
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)    -   Six humanitarian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Tunisia Monday condemned the authorities for rejecting 36 Ivorian migrants, [...] Full text...

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New rescue of 52 illegal migrants off western Libyan coasts

14 july 2019 - 16:38:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -   The Libyan navy Saturday rescued 52 illegal migrants on board a rubber dinghy in the Mediterranean [...] Full text...

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Illegal migrants in Libya, a burden becoming an obsession for Europeans (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

08 july 2019 - 06:47:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Tuesday’s bloody air strike against an illegal migrant detention centre in Tajoura, near Tripoli, has brought [...] Full text...

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64 Bangladeshi migrants, stranded off Tunisia, agree to return home

16 june 2019 - 08:41:01
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The 64 Bangladeshi migrants, stranded on a boat of an oil platform in the Tunisian southeastern [...] Full text...

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Med 7 appeals against hindering intervention of Libyan navy in rescue operations

15 june 2019 - 14:18:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)    -   Med 7 at the end of its 6th summit held Friday in Malta, called navies operating [...] Full text...

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60 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coasts

11 june 2019 - 18:07:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – A patrol team of the Libyan Naval coastal guards has rescued 60 illegal migrants of different [...] Full text...

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203 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coasts

24 may 2019 - 10:51:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan navy on Friday said that some 203 illegal migrants, on board of two rubber [...] Full text...

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Italy, Algeria call for end to clashes in Tripoli

30 april 2019 - 17:12:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Italian deputy Prime Minister, also minister of Interior, Matteo Salvini, and the Algerian minister of [...] Full text...

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UN mission in Libya says following violations of international laws in the country

25 april 2019 - 23:00:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -  The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has said it is following the violations committed during [...] Full text...

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AUC chairperson visits Libya's detention centres for illegal migrants

03 april 2019 - 14:15:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The African Union (AU) Commission chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat, on Tuesday visited the Tripoli branch of [...] Full text...

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Sensitization campaign against drug abuse launched in Niger

18 march 2019 - 19:52:56
Agadez, Niger (PANA) – The authorities of the Nigerien city of Agadez (900 kilometers from Niamey), on Monday launched a [...] Full text...

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3rd African forum for resilience opens in Côte d’Ivoire

04 march 2019 - 21:25:59
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) – The third African forum for resilience (FAR) opened on Monday in the Ivorian economic capital, [...] Full text...

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Three bodies of migrants found off Libyan coast

03 january 2019 - 16:30:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Three bodies, suspected to be of illegal migrants, were retrieved on Thursday from the Libyan seaside, [...] Full text...

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Libyan FM, Spanish ambassador discuss economy, immigration in Libya

22 october 2018 - 14:58:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan minister of foreign affairs, Mohamed Tahar Siala, on Monday held discussions in Tripoli with [...] Full text...

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EU raises 50 million euros in support of Libyan cities

13 march 2018 - 17:04:14
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union on Tuesday launched a 50 million Euros aid programme for Libyan cities, [...] Full text...

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Arab League welcomes opening of investigation into slavery in Libya

22 november 2017 - 10:13:16
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The League of Arab Staes has welcomed the decision of the Libyan Presidential Council to open [...] Full text...

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European summit on illegal migration through Libyan coasts opens in Brussels

19 october 2017 - 14:49:01
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – "Stop African migrants from moving to Europe through Libya" is the first point on the agenda [...] Full text...

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Libya: Eleven illegal migrants repatriated to Algeria

01 october 2017 - 14:29:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya on Saturday repatriated 11 illegal migrants to Algeria as part of the Libyan authorities' new [...] Full text...

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Libya: Italy gives Libya 1.4 million Euros in emergency humanitarian aid

14 january 2016 - 13:32:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Italy has granted Libya emergency humanitarian aid worth 1.4 million Euros, according to the Italian ministry [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: 133 Burkinabe migrants, expelled from Libya, return to Ouagadougou

11 january 2016 - 13:43:44
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Some 133 Burkinabe migrants, expelled from Libya, returned home on Sunday, according to official sources [...] Full text...

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Mali: Workshop on joint Mali-Niger border patrol opens in Bamako

08 january 2016 - 15:22:54
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – A workshop on the way forward for a coordinated and joint border patrol by Mali and [...] Full text...

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Libya: Libyan, Italian navies rescue 1,500 migrants off Libyan coasts in 24 hours

29 september 2015 - 13:11:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan and Italian naval units rescued a total of 1,500 illegal migrants off the Libyan coasts [...] Full text...

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Libya: 2,700 migrants rescued off Libyan coast

16 july 2015 - 11:26:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Italian navy on Wednesday rescued about 2,700 migrants on board of 13 boats near the [...] Full text...

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More than 38,000 IPDs listed in western Cote d'Ivoire

10 february 2011 - 22:39:22
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – More than 38,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) have been listed in six comunities in western Cote [...] Full text...

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Tanzania hosts regional confab on south-bound mixed migration

02 september 2010 - 17:13:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Representatives of government and civil society from 12 countries in East Africa and the [...] Full text...

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IOM official suggests promotion of organised labour migration

04 november 2009 - 22:12:00
Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- The head of mission of the International Migration Organization (OIM) in Tripoli, Laurence Hart, has urged [...] Full text...

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