IOM: Refugees dying at quicker rate in Mediterranean

Rights groups concerned as likelihood of drowning increases on ‘most dangerous’ route and as conditions worsen in Libya. Refugees and migrants are dying in the Mediterranean at a quicker rate than last year, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has … Read More

Can Africa thwart the next great migration crisis? European leaders hope so

Under a new system, African leaders have agreed to register ‘vulnerable’ would-be migrants before they can seek asylum in Europe. More than 1.5 million migrants have surged into Europe since 2015. Now European leaders and their African counterparts are working … Read More

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