Trade in all directions: How wars, crime and instability are fueling and expanding migration routes across Africa Several African countries, including Zimbabwe and Kenya are becoming transit points in fluid migration chains linking the Horn of Africa to not only Southern Africa but Europe too, suggest researchers...

Several new African countries, including Zimbabwe and Kenya, seem to increasingly serve as transit points in migration to Europe.

Death toll of migrants in the Mediterranean nears 1,000 in 2026 The UN migration agency IOM says more than 180 migrants are missing and feared dead after the latest Mediterranean shipwrecks. This, they say, brings the estimated death toll in the Mediterranean to n...

While migrant arrivals have declined⬇️, fatalities in the Mediterranean🌊 are rising.

More than 180 #migrants are missing and feared dead after the latest shipwrecks, bringing the death toll to nearly 1,000 since the start of 2026, the IOM said.

Finding home in harmony: The Filipino choir in London giving migrants a voice The Sinag Himig Chorale London recently performed in Rome, bringing their voices to an international stage. Research from Leeds Beckett University has shown that community choirs can create a shared s...

When Mickey Javelona left the Philippines for the UK, he left behind the only family he had ever known — his widowed mother.

He found refuge and a community in a local Filipino choir, becoming the tenor soloist of the Sinag Himig Chorale London. 🎼🎶

Syrians in Germany continue to face hurdles in returning home There are almost a million Syrians in Germany, most of them hold some kind of protected status in the country. But, since Syria’s interim President Al Sharaa visited Germany last week, the Syrian comm...

Syrians in Germany are once again being asked to consider whether they want to return to their homeland or stay in Germany. InfoMigrants Arabic asked some from the community what they thought, here is what they told us 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾

Italy, Lampedusa - April 4, 2026 Shipwreck off the coast of Libya. At least 71 people are missing after a migrant boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea. 32 survivors and two dead bodies were recovered | Photo: Sea-Watch iva picture-alliance

Italy, Lampedusa - April 4, 2026 Shipwreck off the coast of Libya. At least 71 people are missing after a migrant boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea. 32 survivors and two dead bodies were recovered | Photo: Sea-Watch iva picture-alliance

📷 Footage released by Sea-Watch shows migrants clinging to a capsized boat in the Mediterranean on April 4, as a merchant vessel approached to assist survivors.

Two bodies were recovered, and 32 survivors were rescued. ~71 others were lost at sea, feared dead, said survivors.

'Neither 100 percent Syrian, nor 100 percent Danish': In Denmark, a decade after their arrival, refugees still feel like foreigners In 2015, some 10,800 Syrians arrived in Denmark fleeing the war in their country. Just over a decade later, according to Danish data, approximately 45,000 Syrians live in the country. The vast majorit...

Some 45,000 Syrians are living in Denmark.

Most have settled there permanently, speak Danish, and have jobs.

But the tightening of Danish immigration policies is threatening to undermine their efforts to integrate.

Greece: Five suspected migrant smugglers detained on Samos The Greek authorities detained five people suspected of migrant smuggling on the island of Samos in the Aegean Sea. The detention follows a rescue of 34 migrants from the sea off Samos on March 30. Au...

Five people were arrested on the Greek island of Samos -- suspected of migrant smuggling.

The detention follows a rescue of 34 migrants from the sea off Samos on March 30.

Rescuers help a migrant disembarking from a Spanish coast guard vessel at the port of Arguineguin, on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain, April 4, 2026. REUTERS/Borja Suarez

Migrants wait to be assisted by the Red Cross after disembarking from a Spanish coast guard vessel at the port of Arguineguin, on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain, April 4, 2026. REUTERS/Borja Suarez

A migrant is transported in a wheelchair to be attended to by the Red Cross after disembarking from a Spanish coast guard vessel at the port of Arguineguin, on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain, April 4, 2026. REUTERS/Borja Suarez

📷Spain’s maritime rescue service rescued 47 migrants (44 men, 3 women) off the coast of Gran Canaria on Saturday (April 4), after their boat was spotted by a fishing vessel.

Red Cross teams provided medical assistance upon arrival; one person had to be taken to hospital.

Denmark's Avnstrup return center, where foreigners live in a state of limbo The Danish government has adopted one of Europe’s most restrictive asylum policies. The country systematically deports rejected asylum seekers and foreign nationals whose residence permit has lapsed. ...

The Danish government has adopted one of Europe’s most restrictive asylum policies.

The Avnstrup return center houses families before their deportation. Some foreigners live in the center for years.

A report:👇🏾

Dozens missing after migrant boat capsizes in Mediterranean A boat departed from Libya carrying more than 100 people. Only 32 people are confirmed to have survived its voyage in the Mediterranean Sea.

At least two people have died, and dozens more are missing after a boat carrying migrants capsized in the Mediterranean Sea, aid groups said on Sunday.

A total of 32 survivors were rescued out of more than 100 people who were believed to be on board the boat.

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Two migrants die in Channel crossing attempt off Gravelines French authorities report the first migrant deaths of 2026 near Gravelines -- as the UK and France extend their migration deal by two months while divided over interception tactics.

Two migrants died this week while attempting to cross the English Channel from northern France to Britain near Gravelines.

This is the first deadly incident linked to Channel crossings in 2026, according to French officials.

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A rescue worker on a dinghy tries to pull a man out of the water near Gravelines, norther France, on April 1, 2026

People thought to be migrants struggle to board a small boat in choppy waters off the coast of Gravelines, France, during an attempt to cross the Channel on April 1, 2026

People thought to be migrants, including children and an elderly woman with a walker, standing in the waters off the coast of Gravelines, France, during an attempt to cross the Channel on April 2, 2026

A woman holds a child wrapped in a foil emergency rescue blanket crossing the beach after attempting to board a small boat to cross the Channel from Gravelines, France, on April 1, 2026

📷 Dozens of people attempted to cross in dinghies from northern France to the UK over the past 2 days.

Emergency services had to rescue several people in distress.

Help came too late for two people who died in crossing attempts, reported to be men from Sudan and Afghanistan.

Two separate incidents in the Mediterranean Sea leave 38 migrants dead Nineteen migrants were found dead off Lampedusa, Italy and a further 19 Afghan migrants, including a baby, died off Bodrum, Turkey in separate incidents that highlight the dangers of Mediterranean cro...

At least 38 migrants died in two incidents in the Mediterranean Sea:

19 migrants were found dead off Lampedusa, Italy.

19 Afghan migrants, including a baby, died off Bodrum, Turkey.

More than 70 people were rescued.

Italy: Population stabilizes due to migration but debate continues over how best to reset Europe's demographics For the first time in years, Italy, which was at the forefront of Europe's general demographic decline, has reported that its population has remained largely stable over the last year. But, as more an...

For the first time in 12 years, Italy’s population decline has stabilized.

The country was once at the forefront of Europe's general demographic decline, but migration to the country in recent years appears to be offering it a path out of that decline.

Rescue workers bending over a body bag in a port on the island of Lampedusa, Italy, on April 1, 2026.

Rescue workers, body bags, and survivors pictured in a port on the island of Lampedusa, Italy, on April 1, 2026.

Rescue workers, body bags, survivors, and an Italian coast guard boat pictured in a port on the island of Lampedusa, Italy, on April 1, 2026.

📷 Italian coast guards found 19 dead bodies on a small boat during a recent rescue operation some 80 sea miles off Lampedusa.

58 people were rescued, three people reportedly remain missing.

Some of the victims appear to have died of hypothermia, according to @iom.int and Doctors Without Borders.

Survivors of a shipwreck are brought into a hospital by an ambulance in Bodrum, Turkey, on April 1,2026

Survivors of a shipwreck are brought into a hospital by an ambulance in Bodrum, Turkey, on April 1,2026

📸 After a migrant boat capsized between Turkey and Greece, survivors were brought to a hospital in Bodrum, eastern Turkey, yesterday.

At least 19 people died, 20 people were rescued. All people on board were Afghans, according to local officials.

Refugee weightlifter eager to compete for her new homeland, Germany Yekta Jamali was 17 when she became the first female weightlifter to win a medal for Iran. It was also then that she decided to flee and seek asylum in Germany. She's already competed for the Olympic ...

Yekta Jamali will represent for her new home country of Germany at the upcoming European Weightlifting Championships this month.

The athlete, originally from Iran, will take part in a major competition for the first time since she sought asylum in 2022.

Belgium and Algeria sign landmark migration agreements Belgium and Algeria have signed two linked agreements aimed at speeding up the return of Algerian nationals irregularly staying in Belgium while easing visa requirements for holders of Algerian diplom...

Belgium and Algeria have signed two agreements regarding #migration.

The deals are supposed to speed up deportations to Algeria while also easing visa requirements for holders of Algerian diplomatic and service passports.

Croatia rescues 30 migrants from flooded Sava river after boat capsizes Croatian emergency crews pulled around 30 migrants from flooded woodland around the Sava River near the Bosnian border, in an overnight operation after their boats overturned during an attempted cross...

Emergency crews in #Croatia have pulled around 30 #migrants from a flooded woodland area near the #Sava River in east of the country during an overnight operation.

Their boats had capsized late Tuesday night.

Migrant boat capsizes in Turkey leaving 18 dead Turkish authorities say the vessel attempted to evade its Coast Guard before sinking. At least 18 people drowned in the incident, 21 were rescued and an unknown number were missing.

At least 18 #migrants have died after an inflatable boat capsized in Turkish waters near #Bodrum on Wednesday morning.

The small vessel had reportedly attempted to evade efforts by the Turkish coast guard of interception.

21 people were rescued, and an unknown number remain missing.

Germany: Conservatives link immigration with crime Will German citizens feel safer if more immigrants are deported? Chancellor Friedrich Merz has been giving that impression. But the reality is more complex.

Would #Germany be safer with fewer #immigrants in the country? German Chancellor Friedrich #Merz has been implying as much.

However, a closer look at Germany's #crime problems reveals that its causes are hardly linked to #migrants.

Germany: Chancellor Merz attracts sharp criticism over '80 percent Syria returns' comment German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has garnered widespread criticism over his statement that he expected about 80 percent of all Syrians in Germany to return home over the next three years.

German Chancellor Friedrich #Merz has garnered widespread criticism over his statement that he expected about 80 percent of all #Syrians in #Germany to return home over the next three years.

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Is Britain's border patrol deal with France on the verge of collapse? According to reports in the media, Britain's 2023 migration control deal with France might be coming to a sudden end. Representatives of both governments have been in talks to renew the agreement in r...

According to reports in the media, Britain's 2023 migration control deal with France might be coming to a sudden end. Representatives of both governments have been in talks to renew the agreement in recent days before its expiration later today — with no progress to report.

Germany hosts Syria's Al-Sharaa despite human rights issues Germany is keen for Syrian refugees to return home. The visit by interim Syrian President al-Sharaa highlights shifting policies on repatriation and regional stability — despite accusations of human r...

Germany is keen for Syrian refugees to return home. The visit by interim Syrian President al-Sharaa highlights shifting policies on repatriation and regional stability — despite accusations of human rights violations.

Young immigrants who grew up in Sweden facing deportation The Swedish government has adopted some of the most restrictive immigration policies in Europe, with particularly harsh consequences for young people. Even those who grew up in Sweden face deportation...

The Swedish government has adopted some of the most restrictive immigration policies in Europe, with particularly harsh consequences for young people. Even those who grew up in Sweden face deportation to their parents' homeland.
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Multiple arrests in UK and France in connection with Vietnamese smuggling ring Britain's National Crime Agency (NCA) took several individuals into custody on March 30, on suspicion of assisting migrant smugglers. Further arrests connected to that case took place in France with t...

Britain's National Crime Agency (NCA) took several individuals into custody on March 30, on suspicion of assisting migrant smugglers.

Further arrests connected to that case took place in France with the help of European anti-crime agencies.

Italy impounds Sea-Watch 5 in response to the latest disagreement over sea rescue law Italian authorities have impounded the private search-and-rescue vessel Sea-Watch 5 after a daylong standoff off the Sicilian coast earlier in March. The private rescue group has condemned the decisio...

Italian authorities have impounded the rescue vessel Sea-Watch 5 after a daylong standoff off the Sicilian coast earlier in March. The private rescue group has condemned the decision and is expected to launch an appeal.
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EU-Turkey migration deal: a mixed record ten years on The EU-Turkey deal on migration and asylum was signed in 2016. Ankara agreed to enact stricter borders to curb illegal immigration, while Brussels provided Turkey with six billion euros to improve the...

Ten years ago, the EU and Turkey signed their deal on migration and asylum.

Turkey agreed to enact stricter border patrols, while Brussels provided Turkey with €6 billion.

A decade on, how has the deal fared?

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Greece: 22 migrants die during weeklong journey At least 22 migrants are believed to have died on their journey to Greece last week. Their small vessel was found near the coast of the Greek island of Crete overnight on March 27. The rubber boat had...

At least 22 migrants are believed to have died on their journey to Greece last week. Their small vessel was found near the coast of the Greek island of Crete overnight on March 27. The rubber boat had reportedly set sail from Tobruk in eastern Libya on March 21.
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Meloni, migration and the EU Parliament's vote on 'return hubs' Earlier this month, Italy’s voters rejected Meloni’s attempt to overhaul the judiciary, which she had hoped would allow her to push on with her stated migration agenda. However, in Brussels, she has h...

At home, Italian voters rejected prime minister Meloni’s attempt to overhaul the judiciary, which she had hoped would allow her to push through her migration agenda.

But the European Union has embraced the idea of return hubs for which she advocated...

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