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Migrants wait near the port to be transferred to the mainland, on the Sicilian island of Lampedusa, Italy

Newborn baby found dead on migrant boat off Italy’s Lampedusa

by Raymond Akamby

16 September 2023, 9:17 AM

The Italian Coast Guard found a newborn baby dead on a boat carrying migrants to the Italian island of Lampedusa ...

Last year at least two ships that set off from Venezuela en route to the archipelago disappeared at sea.

Libyan Coast Guard picks up nearly 500 migrants in region surrounding Tripoli

by Celestine Hendricks

20 September 2019, 9:46 AM

Libya’s Coast Guard said late on Thursday it had picked up 493 migrants on six inflatable boats in six operations ...

The western Libyan coast is a major departure point for mainly African migrants fleeing conflict and poverty and trying to reach Italy across the Mediterranean Sea with the help of human traffickers.

Libya coast guard detains 113 migrants during lull in fighting

by Bomkazi Malobola

2 May 2019, 3:42 PM

The Libyan coast guard has stopped 113 migrants trying to reach Italy over the past two days, the United Nations ...

Migrants are bought to detention centres that are formally under the control of the Interior Ministry but in reality are controlled by armed groups

Libyan coast guard says it has intercepted 15 000 migrants in 2018

by Raymond Akamby

20 December 2018, 9:13 PM

Libya's coast guard has intercepted about 15 000 migrants trying to reach Italy by sea this year, a spokesman said ...

At least 15 migrants die after boat sinks off Algerian coast

by Raymond Akamby

29 April 2018, 8:19 PM

At least 15 African migrants died on Sunday when their boat trying to reach Europe capsized off the Algerian coast, ...

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