Around 61 migrants were missing and presumed dead after their boat sank off Libya’s coast, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Saturday, in the latest migrant tragedy off North Africa. The “large number of migrants” are believed to have died because of high waves which swamped their vessel after[Read More…]
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IOM/Gambian Embassy In Libya Partner To Facilitate Migrants’ Return
The IOM has delivered technical and operational equipment to the Gambian embassy in Libya to facilitate the voluntary return of Gambian migrants from the troubled North African nation, the UN body revealed on Saturday. It’s hoped that the equipment will smoothen the issuance of travel documents and pre-departure counseling for[Read More…]
Paperworks To Begin For Return Of 300 Stranded Gambians
A delegation from The Gambia will do the paperworks for the repatriation of 300 Gambians stranded in Libya, JollofNews has gathered. A delegation from the impoverished West African nation Thursday met with the IOM and the Libyan offices of Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA) to knock heads together for collaboration[Read More…]
U.S. Transfers Two Libyans To Senegal From Guantanamo Prison
(JollofNews) – Two Libyans held for years at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have been flown to Senegal for resettlement, the Pentagon said on Monday, the latest move in President Barack Obama’s final push to close the facility.
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